This hearty meal is as authentic as you can get for Tourtière so treat your family to a flavorful alternative to meatloaf and earn up to 1,257 Points!
Ingredients
- 1 large baking potato (earn 3 Points)
- 1 ½ pounds ground pork (earn up to 638 Points)
- 1 large onion, minced (earn 3 Points)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper (earn 9 Points)
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon (earn 9 Points)
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 pinch ground allspice
- ½ cup water
- 1 (14.1 ounce) package double-crust pie pastry, thawed
- 1 large egg, beaten (earn up to 595 Points)
- ¼ teaspoon paprika, or to taste
Directions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Prick potato several times with a fork and place onto a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until easily pierced with a fork, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Let cool for 10 minutes, then discard skin and mash flesh. Turn the oven off.
- Place mashed potato into a large skillet with ground pork, onion, water, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, and allpsice. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until very thick, at least 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Line a deep-dish pie plate with one pastry. Spoon in pork and potato filling.
- Cover with remaining pastry. Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with paprika. Cut a steam vent in pastry.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. If the edges brown too fast, cover them with a strip of foil. Serve warm.
See full recipe here.