Tortiere/french Canadian Meat Pie
Ingredients
- 1 onion, chopped fine
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch or 3-1/2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 1/2 pound ground pork
- 3/4 cup boiling water
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sage
- 1/8 teaspoon cloves
- chopped celery leaves
Instructions
Saute onion and garlic in butter (about 5 minutes) Add ground pork. Cook stirring regularly, (about 5 - 8 minutes). Sprinkle with cornstarch or flour. Add spices and water. Bring to a boil, simmer 25-30 minutes. Cool. Skim fat collected on surface. Sprinkle more cornstarch or flour into pie shell before adding meat. Pour meat mixture into pie shells. Add top crust. Bake at 425 degrees F. for 15 minutes then lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.