International Recipes
Canadian Pork Pie
French Canadians traditionally serve this pie following midnight Mass on Christmas Eve.
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
Filling
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- Egg Pastry
Egg Pastry
- 2/3 cup + 2 tablespoons shortening
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 2 to 3 tablespoons cold water
Instructions
Filling
- Heat all ingredients to boiling, stirring constantly; reduce heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until meat is light brown but still moist, about 5 minutes. Prepare Egg Pastry.
- Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Pour meat mixture into pastry lined pie plate. Cover with top crust; seal and press firmly around edge with fork, dipping flour into flour occasionally to prevent sticking. Cover edge with a 3 inch strip of aluminum foil; remove foil during last 15 minutes of baking. Bake until crust is brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
Egg Pastry
- Cut shortening into flour and salt until particles are size of small peas. Mix egg and 2 tablespoons water; stir into flour mixture until flour is moistened, adding remaining tablespoon water if needed. Gather pastry into a ball; divide into halves and shape into 2 flattened rounds. Place one round on lightly floured cloth covered rolling pin. Fold pastry into quarters; unfold and ease into plate.
- Turn filling into pastry-lined pie plate. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1/2 inch from rim of plate. Roll other round of pastry. Fold into quarters; cut slits so steam can escape. Place over filling and unfold. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of plate. Fold and roll top edge under lower edge, pressing on rim to seal securely.