Tourtière Du Shack

Serves: 6

Ellsworth Rath

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

47

Sweetness

52

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

5 sprigs

Thyme

570 g

Ground Pork

1 tsp

Cinnamon

Directions:

1

For crust: Pulse flour, butter, and salt in a food processor until pea-size pieces of butter form

2

Transfer to a medium bowl

3

Add 1/4 cup ice water and stir just until shaggy clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dry

4

Divide dough in half; flatten each half into a disk

5

Wrap disks in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours

6

DO AHEAD: Dough can be made 2 days ahead

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Keep chilled

8

Pulse flour, butter, and salt in a food processor until pea-size pieces of butter form

9

Transfer to a medium bowl

10

Add 1/4 cup ice water and stir just until shaggy clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dry

11

Divide dough in half; flatten each half into a disk

12

Wrap disks in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours

13

DO AHEAD: Dough can be made 2 days ahead

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Keep chilled

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For filling: Preheat oven to 325°F

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Combine broth, 1/2 chopped onion, 1 chopped garlic clove, whole peppercorns, thyme, and bay leaves in a medium pot

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Add pork shoulder; season with salt and pepper

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Bring to a simmer over medium heat

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Cover pot

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Transfer to oven; braise until pork shoulder is tender and shreds easily, about 2 hours

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Remove from oven; let cool

22

Transfer pork shoulder to a work surface

23

Shred meat with your fingers and transfer to a medium bowl

24

Strain pan juices through a fine-mesh sieve; add 1/2 cup juices to pork; discard solids in strainer

25

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat

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Add remaining 1 chopped onion and 3 chopped garlic cloves; cook, stirring often, until soft, 5-7 minutes

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Add mushrooms; cook, stirring often, until almost all liquid is evaporated, 5-7 minutes

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Add wine; stir, scraping up browned bits

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Bring to a boil; cook, stirring often, until liquid is almost evaporated, about 5 minutes

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Add ground pork, cinnamon, and cloves

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Cook, stirring to break up into small pieces, until pork is cooked through, about 5 minutes

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Add potato

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Cook until potato is soft, about 10 minutes

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Remove from heat

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Stir in shredded pork with juices

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Season to taste with salt and pepper; let cool slightly

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Chill until cold, about 1 hour

38

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

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Cover and keep chilled

40

Roll out 1 dough disk on a lightly floured surface into a 12" round

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Transfer to pie dish, leaving overhang

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Fill with cooled meat mixture

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Roll out remaining dough disk into a 10" round

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Place dough over meat filling

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Fold overhang over top crust and crimp edges

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Brush crust with egg yolk

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Cut three 2" slits in top crust

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Chill for 1 hour

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Preheat oven to 400°F

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Bake tourtière for 30 minutes

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Reduce heat to 350°F; bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling, 40-50 minutes

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Let cool for 20 minutes before serving

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Preheat oven to 325°F

54

Combine broth, 1/2 chopped onion, 1 chopped garlic clove, whole peppercorns, thyme, and bay leaves in a medium pot

55

Add pork shoulder; season with salt and pepper

56

Bring to a simmer over medium heat

57

Cover pot

58

Transfer to oven; braise until pork shoulder is tender and shreds easily, about 2 hours

59

Remove from oven; let cool

60

Transfer pork shoulder to a work surface

61

Shred meat with your fingers and transfer to a medium bowl

62

Strain pan juices through a fine-mesh sieve; add 1/2 cup juices to pork; discard solids in strainer

63

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat

64

Add remaining 1 chopped onion and 3 chopped garlic cloves; cook, stirring often, until soft, 5-7 minutes

65

Add mushrooms; cook, stirring often, until almost all liquid is evaporated, 5-7 minutes

66

Add wine; stir, scraping up browned bits

67

Bring to a boil; cook, stirring often, until liquid is almost evaporated, about 5 minutes

68

Add ground pork, cinnamon, and cloves

69

Cook, stirring to break up into small pieces, until pork is cooked through, about 5 minutes

70

Add potato

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Cook until potato is soft, about 10 minutes

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Remove from heat

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Stir in shredded pork with juices

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Season to taste with salt and pepper; let cool slightly

75

Chill until cold, about 1 hour

76

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

77

Cover and keep chilled

78

Roll out 1 dough disk on a lightly floured surface into a 12" round

79

Transfer to pie dish, leaving overhang

80

Fill with cooled meat mixture

81

Roll out remaining dough disk into a 10" round

82

Place dough over meat filling

83

Fold overhang over top crust and crimp edges

84

Brush crust with egg yolk

85

Cut three 2" slits in top crust

86

Chill for 1 hour

87

Preheat oven to 400°F

88

Bake tourtière for 30 minutes

89

Reduce heat to 350°F; bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling, 40-50 minutes

90

Let cool for 20 minutes before serving