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Tourtierre - by Doris Doucet

Description:
Tourterre is a pork meat pie. This recipe will make 2 medium pies or one large one.

Ingredients:
3 lbs ground pork
1 small onion
1 large or 2 small potatoes
1 or 2 pre made pie crust (depending if you want 1 large or 2 small pies)
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
Chop the onions very thin, small pieces. Put the pork, onions, and salt and pepper into a pan, and fill the pan with water just covering the ingredients.  Slow cook it for 1 ½ to 2 hours, making sure all the water is evaporated.
Peel and cook the potatoes, in another pan. When cooked, mash them.
When cooked remove any grease from the pork and onions pan.
Mix the mashed potatoes, onions and pork together and place in the pie shell.
Bake at 425 until crust is golden.

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