**Classic Tourtière or Québec Pork Pie** It can be enjoyed warm or cold, for brunch, lunch, or dinner – and makes a splendid midnight feast.

Essentially, tourtière is a meat pie; lightly spiced ground pork layered between flaky

pastry, and served with a chunky green ketchup.

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Ingredients

• 2 1/2 pounds ground pork, ideally organic & local
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 bay leafs
• 1 teaspoon dried savory
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• Salt
• 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• Pastry for two double-crust, 9-inch pies
• 1 egg, beaten, for glaze

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Instructions

1. In a large, heavy frying pan, combine pork with cold water and heat to boiling

   point. It should be slightly soupy.

2. Add onion, celery, pepper, bay leaf, savory, rosemary, nutmeg and cinnamon.

3. Cook, covered, over medium-low heat for 1 1/4 hours; stir often. Add more

   water if mixture dries out.

4. Halfway through cooking time, season with salt to taste.

5. Stir in rolled oats and cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove bay leaf and

   allow to cool.

6. Meanwhile, line two 9-inch pie plates with pastry. When meat mixture is

   lukewarm, divide it between two pie shells and spread it out evenly.

7. Brush around outer edge of pastry with the beaten egg. Place top crust on the

   tart and press gently around the edge to seal. Trim pastry, crimp edges and

   cut steam vents in top crust. Decorate as desired.

8. Bake in preheated 425°F oven for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 375°F and

   bake another 25 minutes or until crust is golden.

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bon appetit