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Traditional French Canadian Meat Pie. Serve with Baked beans and Pickled beets.
Serves 6.
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| 2 |
Large potatoes, peeled |
2 |
| 1 lb. |
Ground pork |
450 g |
| 1/2 cup |
Finely chopped onion |
125 mL |
| 1/2 cup |
Beef broth |
125 mL |
| 1 |
Clove garlic, minced |
1 |
| 1 |
Bay leaf |
1 |
| 1/2 tsp. |
Salt |
2 mL |
| 1/4 tsp |
Pepper |
1 mL |
| 1/4 tsp |
Allspice |
1 mL |
| 1/8 tsp |
Ground cloves |
.5 mL |
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Pastry for double-crust 9 inch [23 cm] pie |
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Cut up potatoes; cook in boiling salted water about 20
minutes or until tender. Drain and mash. In a Dutch oven brown pork;
drain off fat. Stir in onion, beef broth, garlic, bay leaf, salt, allspice, pepper, and cloves.
Cover; simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often. Discard bay leaf. Stir in mashed potatoes; cool.
Prepare pastry. Line pie plate. Trim even with rim. Fill with meat mixture.
For top crust, roll out remaining dough; cut slits. Place atop filling; trim to 1/2 inch [1 cm]
beyond rim. Seal; flute edge. Bake in a 400°F [200°C] oven about 30 minutes or till done. Let stand for 20 minutes.
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