Tourtiere - BEST MEAT PIE ever!

[@Oo0STR]

My grandma was famous for this recipe in our small hometown, the thumbnail of the video literally brought back memories, thank you for this!!

[@martinblank1484]

Having many French Canadians in my family, I can tell everyone that yes, this is amazing. Recommend you have it with mashed potatoes and steamed carrots.

[@suecanada2313]

With or without any condiments this is the classic Quebecois tourtiere that every meat eater will enjoy and always want more ! Merci for sharing this easy to make recipe !

[@thehungrybachelor]

thanks Sue!

[@MsSparklesNGlitter]

Bravo !! I am French-Canadian and most people forget that true tourtiere has potatoes in it. We diced them up just like the onion and celery.

[@jimr5703]

You add what you have available. Where I'm from Celery was not readily available some years, so celery salt was substituted. Further, some meats can become scarce or expensive, or you have to travel too far afield to make it practical, so the some use ground pork only instead of a mix of meats. I'm guessing the recipe I have is an old potato farmers version.

[@Ray-ku1sj]

I grew up in Upper Michigan of French-Canadian ancestry. We had these pies every Christmas Eve. It sure brings back pleasant memories. I am going to give this recipe a try.

[@thehungrybachelor]

+Ray These are definitely a Christmas treat, thanks for watching!

[@dennistyler8746]

In Maine, we don't wait for Christmas...lol.

[@dennistyler8746]

@@thehungrybachelor In Maine, we don't wait for Christmas...lol.

[@sparklecoon1749]

We had these every Christmas Eve at my Grammas in Michigan's Upper Penninsula. I've been in the south for 6 years now and missed it so much. I made it last year and it was sooo good!

[@strifedivine]

Same here! Originally from Escanaba here and moved down to Green Bay.

[@sparklecoon1749]

Strife Divine Escanaba! Yes! That’s where my grandparents are from. I forget where they’d get theirs, Kobosic (sp?) maybe.

[@Ladydia1971]

My Mom used to make meat pies all the time. Ground beef, ground Pork, green onions mashed potatoes and your spices. Sooooo good! We are from New Brunswick 😋

[@monie1527]

Originally from Montreal! What a coincidence! 6'8", 290 pound, 23 year old bachelor son will LOVE this! Me, too! GREAT winter meal with some salad and asparagus. So yummy!

[@rer1967]

I've had this meat pie every Thanksgiving and Christmas for as long as I can remember. Absolutely delicious! Just in case anyone is interested, look up Rhode Island Dynamite, it's a real recipe and will have you going back for seconds ten times. I really miss the foods of the north.

[@zootyzoo1]

I have made this many times and it is delicious !... I gave it to my husband to bring to the office for the potluck and I won 😃!!

[@deedeemooreco.2304]

I’m so happy I found your channel. I’m not a bachelor but there’s just the two of us now. The kids are grown and in their own homes and neither of us eat a lot, but we love to cook and eat good food. It was difficult to adjust recipes to just a couple servings lol, I was so used to cooking large meals that I still catch myself making a lot of food! So, thank you.

[@mrdanforth3744]

This pie keeps well and is often served cold.

[@steverobbins8964]

im from england and have never heard of celery in a pie but this looks good i have to try this pie

[@Flo1918]

When my family did this I was very young..there were no celery being used then..

[@jonhutchens9770]

Similar to the Cornish pastie, which is individual. I made a large pastie pie once, it turned out pretty good. Now I want to try this recipe.

[@n3b933]

I made this last Christmas and it was a tremendous hit, everyone loved it! The spice mixture is amazing! So guess what, I'm gonna make some more this year!❤ Thank you for sharing this amazing recipe.❤😋

[@timnantais115]

i am french canadian and that is very close to what my mom made every christmas, only we used chunky chili sauce on it, usually homemade

[@deniselong209]

My mother made this each holiday but her family never put potato in it and at the time of year it was made when my grandmother was young there wasn’t any celery onions yes. We eat ours with cranberry sauce and I do add potato and celery plus a good amount of clove

[@winkfinkerstien1957]

To season mine, I used a flour slury with 2 beef bullion cubes and an envelope of onion soup mix to create more of a gravy-like consistancy with a dash of thyme and just a touch of finely minced rosemary, and salt & pepper. The texture of the filling was perfect and held together firmly when sliced, served with some reserved gravy spooned over each portion. Hope this inspires more creative ideas in everyones kitchen. :)

[@winkfinkerstien1957]

@Tommy O In a small sauce pan over medium heat I started with a cup of water and added 2 tablespoons of flour, 2 beef bullion cubes, and a package of French's Onion Soup. Whisk to create a gravy-like consistancy. If it seems too thick, add more water a little at a time until it's the way you like it. My pie turned out moist but solid; and each slice held together picture perfect. Wish I could add the photos. My wife liked it so much, she had another slice (and so did I)! LOL.

[@bonnieralston1706]

Although I have no doubt your pie turned out well and was very tasty, the onion soup mix would compete with the gentile use of spice mixture. Your delicious pie would not be a true Tourtiere.

[@dianet1994]

Memories of Christmas Morning Breakfasts!

[@swagon4545]

Looks scrumptious..

[@redsundon]

Our generations of French Canadian always used ground pork, onions, and mashed potatoes. The key ingredient is always with Bell seasoning a must.

[@MrMcCawber]

Tried this. Love it. Definitely in my personal recipe book forever. Couple of things. Firming up the mixture with potato. I've used good-quality instant mash for years as a thickener in all sorts of pie and stew recipes - never fails imho. Second thing... Why half a large onion, rather than one small one? Just showing off? (Sorry, couldn't resist teasing.) Great recipe anyway.

[@vgil1278]

Cause the big onion was a sweet onion. They don't come in small.

[@MrMcCawber]

@@vgil1278 Got it.

[@robmunro1065]

for a sec i thought he said serve next day cold, that dish wouldnt stand a chance in the first 1 hour! looks so good, thank you

[@thehungrybachelor]

lol

[@melaniehall4542]

Thank you so much I'm using this video to cook this for my husband and kiddos tomorrow ♥️♥️

[@roncoulombe1058]

Tourtiere , or as we pronounce it Tookay, is a French Canadian tradition and I am sure everyone has their own recipe. Ours is simple like this one but we use ground pork, cubed potatoes, diced onions and very simple seasoning (salt, pepper, dried onion flakes and poultry seasoning.). It has always been fun to share with new family members and guests who initially cringe at the idea of pork pie! Thanks for sharing, I’m making mine today.

[@chrisbrissette6631]

Ron Coulombe tookay??? Are you high?!?!

[@renegrace1]

Jagger meister looks delishious!

[@joshualittlewolfe8550]

Have you heard of dialects? lol

[@NCF8710]

This is very similar to the tourtiere we make at home. My wife is French Canadian and she pronounces it like you do. She likes it with maple syrup.

[@monie1527]

Sounds YUMMY!

[@truejava1]

I have made this now about four times. I love your recipe. My French/Canadian mother-in-law would be amazed.

[@thehungrybachelor]

+June JulyAugust Glad you enjoyed it!

[@patrickmotard4048]

BTW @thehungrybachelor, the website link in the description is broken on all of your videos.

[@keishamayers3236]

From Quebec here and this looks legit 👍🏽

[@louchat333]

Looks great. You need to try a Natchitoches Fried Meat Pie. Very similar.

[@DrCarr-nb1tf]

An the meat pie award goes to this guy ! Perfecto! Gratiz

[@davidsimpson7307]

This is how my Memere made it also. I like to grate a carrot in mine. I make several at a time and freeze them.

[@ladyluck5248]

Who played the sax for you ? This is the jazziest tourtiere I’ve ever seen made !

[@deborahhernandez-cintron1848]

Help me understand ... please!! I lived in Valdor Quebec for some time as a young teen. When making this... they used a spice ( I think it's name started with an M)... every receipe I see... I do not find the spice!! Anyone know what it is?? The ones here are good... but I am sure if it had that spice in it.. you would see it's just fabulous

[@gracefire7]

Mace. One of the other recipes I watched used Mace.

[@MikeLavin]

My mom makes this for me every Thanksgiving Eve and it's always awesome

[@brianrundle2875]

my french mother always served the tortitiere with hot maple syrup, and the spices were represented by the four seasons, savoury, sweet, hot and salty....

[@vivianctk]

Great idea using potato rather than bread crumbs. I remember having this as a child at my grandmother's house . Never got her recipe so thank you.

[@Ray-ku1sj]

Just a short note to say I enjoy your videos, good, easy to follow instructions. When I was growing up we had Tortiere pies every Christmas time, they were great, and I'm anxious to give this recipe a try. Keep up the good work. Ray

[@thehungrybachelor]

+Ray Thanks for the support!

[@stevegarcia9098]

buddy of mine is french-canadian and makes about ten of these every winter.

[@jailbird61]

Been making this for years. Definitely a favorite!

[@tyleratchley8669]

That's what I've been looking for! It's 3:39 AM , and I want to cook!!!

[@danielebenedetti8539]

In the same situation but it's 4:50 am 😂

[@Lucidleo-li8yu]

Thank you for recommending that this be served with ketchup!!!! My (Canadian American) family used to think I was nuts for putting ketchup on this absolutely delicious pie!!! :-)

[@carolhewett3756]

You could make individual pies using the foil from store bought pot pies. Put one in you hubby's lunch pail.

[@jeffdekimpe1746]

Very cool, thanks. All in 3 minutes, well done.

[@d.lawrence5670]

Looks delicious. But why, oh why, do you insist on putting ketchup on that masterpiece?

[@davidyates1860]

I do the same

[@racefreakmel]

It’s what you do… 👍🏻

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

Because that is how you eat it!

[@Ashes2Ashes_Blush2Blush]

Ketchup and hot sauce!

[@suebean4788]

It’s a French thing. I’m 73 and we’ve always put ketchup on it. Yum. And I’m one who won’t even put ketchup on my hamburger or hotdog, only eggs and meatpie…lol.

[@Auntydaren]

I’m so glad I’ve found you great content I’ll have to try this pie

[@Vitoandolini13]

Made it without savoury and it was still good just the way I remember it. My wife who is 99% French tasted it for the first time and she liked it

[@bonnieralston1706]

Just to be clear, the pie is French CANADIAN, they don't make or eat this in France.

[@iuriikoboziev7263]

We have cooked this pie with some minor modifications. It is absolutely gorgeous. I sincerely recommend it to everybody.

[@michelleblankenship2887]

I love this recipe 😋

[@corduroy99]

Sweeet Lord Jesus!! I DEFINITELY want me some of that!!! Dayumm that looks good!

[@carolannetitmus8878]

NO Ketchup HP sauce.

[@pamelahatheway4119]

I always put an apple i mine. Goes great with the pork.

[@thehungrybachelor]

Sounds legit.👍

[@scyther1141]

French meat pie is amazing.

[@elizabethshaw734]

We always had tourtiere on Christmas Eve. My grandmother was French Canadian Nova Scotia area. She made her as with all pork and onions along with garlic. I like the idea of mixing the meat and the puff pastry because I'm not a big pie crust fan. I make pumpkin custard in a 9 by 13 pan so that I can avoid the crust. We always had hours with mustard on the side. I love my catch up but I have never tried it with this pie. A couple of years and my mother would get them at the bakery and they were full of mashed potatoes with some meat. For a long time that's what I thought tourtiere was! I would say to my mother that nannies didn't have any mashed potato in it and she would reply I know just eat your pie. But my nanny passed away when I was 10 years old and I learned a lot from her about cooking. She had no sense of smell so her taste was frigged up. She used a lot of mustard on her Foods even on her homemade plain donuts and I have to say that it is delicious! It is sort of like a corn dog a honey corn dog without the dog. Anywho I think that is how we came to have mustard on the side. Sorry for the long post! :-) I know I am also very late to the party.

[@vgil1278]

Elizabeth Shaw -Thanks, I love stories like that!

[@janishart5128]

*thehungrybachelor:* Have you thought of using flour in the meat mixture instead of potato - say, a Tbsp. in that amount of meat? That's what I've always used and it seems to hold it together better than the potato.

[@troytrotter1569]

This looks delicious, but you eat it cold with ketchup? I was thinking warm with gravy.

[@fraybentos802]

GROCERY STORE RUN. NOW!

[@eastofwarden]

You mean NOW haha

[@shadowfang3272]

i have just made this and ate it, it was very nice not the best in the world but very tasty,as im british i couldnt ruin it by putting ketchup on it, a pie has to have some nice ale gravy on it, i think next time il stick to a good old british steak and ale pie thanks for the idea though:)

[@ambercotton3260]

Looks good ty. I really wish the music wasn't added to this video though

[@yasminemobley7858]

Looks delightful!

[@juliettelavalliere3666]

I just made your meat filling and its awesome just like my mother made it I give you a THUMBS UP and thank you so much Merry Xmas BTW Im 57 yrs old so your recepy goes way back to the 70's

[@thehungrybachelor]

Nice! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ThePieman1972]

looks so good

[@thehungrybachelor]

+pierre april Tastes not bad either. ;)

[@thehungrybachelor]

Tastes alright oo. ;)

[@hottubz1965]

No to the ketchup. We always had a side of baked white beans and some small dill pickles. I think ketchup would cover up the nice spice flavors in the meat.

[@lesleyseekerofhisword3675]

A small amount of HP sauce is delicious with it

[@sunshine9016]

Best side dish for this is Mushy Peas

[@chronicstitcher7933]

That's what I was thinking. The ketchup would over power the flavor in the meat.

[@aaktow]

bullshit, no veg tastes good and only bloody poms would serve peas with a pie,

[@joanfinstad7905]

Dude on a computer aaq

[@ebsmites7544]

anyone know what the savoury part of the spice mix is? i got no idea what that could be.

[@LucasBombardier]

In the description.

[@davebarrowcliffe1289]

That looks really 'kin good... 😉

[@imktwrk]

The page for your recipe is no longer available.

[@patriciahopey1384]

Add thyme and mustard .serve with potato salad .gravy on pie and salad. Waldorf salad also .enjoy

[@anah1973]

That looks delicious!! ❤️❤️

[@louchat333]

Can you use parsnip instead of potato?

[@olbas2]

"im going to be boiling it anyway so doesnt matter" you brown it in batches so it actually browns and gets caramlised, this will add a lot of flavour than simply browning it like you are.

[@theotherbobert]

Good tip, thanks.

[@ZaharahFitness]

Love the recipe and also the background music

[@JimWalsh-rl5dj]

We would call that a mince and onion pie in the UK, best bought from Greggs the baker

[@FSHNDVA]

What about traditional spices?

[@Bobbygeetha]

Nice recipe just made a fresh pie 🥧 dough and done a steak chilli pie

[@TosTinManEasyCooking]

That looks pretty good! The potato was a good idea!

[@thehungrybachelor]

+TosTinMan EasyCooking Thank you sir!

[@dexterthompson1809]

ok you got that down pat! now you got a good recipe for descent brown gravy to top it off with???

[@sunrae7680]

Dude. You should not be a bachelor, cooking like that. Love it when they make it look easy.

[@dianeorrvarstone2139]

This looked really good..i will try this..thank you!!

[@siphokazimpofu1990]

Love it🤤....definitely doing this one this Sunday 😋🤗...Thanks

[@sandravalani359]

Excellent Presentation!!! Thanks deeply for sharinG your very tasty recipe!!! You sure do know what you are doing and thiS video shows that you really care about your final product!!! Some other youtubers really could learn how to make amazing quality videos from you!!! HavVe a great week fellow foodie!!! I havVe some French blood in me and my Momsie...who iS now with GodkinS... told me that Tortiere pie iS a very famous Quebec Tradition!!!👍✌😇🌹🥧🌹🐶🐱🐶🌹☕☕☕

[@2bookoo4u]

Damn...that looks good. Good video. How long did you let it cool for before you cut into it? Thanks!

[@thehungrybachelor]

+John Lain I only let it rest for about 10 minutes. That being said, this stuff is always best the day after (for breakfast) and slightly re-heated IMHO.

[@marynichols438]

This looks absolutely scrumptious. Your instructions make it easy for viewers to follow. Could have done without the music though. Thanks for sharing this with your viewers.

[@CM-FCB]

Do you use Summer Savory or Winter Savory? I'm also guessing you didn't show the part where you poured off the excess fat from the ground meat?

[@thehungrybachelor]

I've never seen it distinguished between summer or winter - but I assume it's summer.

[@vancity8784]

But we make them in the winter? lol

[@vgil1278]

@@thehungrybachelor if this helps-summer savory is an annual. Winter savory is a perennial.I think. Taxing my memory.

[@PattiMeltOnRye]

What is the "savoury" spice? I'm not sure if it is a combination of spices or a specific spice.

[@thehungrybachelor]

+PattiMelt OnRye Good question! Savoury is a dried herb, it has a fairly unique flavour and is popular in French dishes featuring pork. You can generally find it (dried) in most bulk spice stores.

[@janishart5128]

*PattiMelt OnRye:* "Savoury" is the herb that you put in your turkey stuffing (or 'dressing') at Christmas and Thanksgiving. Do you not put savoury in your turkey stuffing?!

[@Mark-ol2ll]

Question, The kitchen that this meat pie was cooked in is not next door to a barber shop?

[@stephanesurprenant60]

This is so good. My parents will serve that next weekend. There will also be some kind of stew, if I can call it that way. That one contains the meat of pork legs, meetballs, and the gravy is made from the cooking juice of the legs with browned flour... It is fattening as hell, by it's so tasty. 🤣 It's cold in Quebec during the winter... we need the fat! 😂

[@leecourtemanche7832]

Pigs feet stew

[@cozicoops]

Did it have a Soggy bottom? I see you didn’t blind bake the pastry..

[@kevinstruke1031]

The trick is to let the meat mixture cool before putting it in the crust. If you don't you'll have a soggy bottom.

[@tld1331]

the link to the recipe is not working

[@hirampriggott1689]

My grandma Bea Beauchesne used to make this.

[@tanana2070]

Sounds wonderful!! I wanted a recipe with no veal in it. This is it! Plus, puff pastry? Yum!!

[@deniserusinski5354]

Cannot open this to see what spices you used.

[@deniserusinski5354]

You have to subscribe, that's the only way it will pop up. HUMMM, CLEVER!

[@infinitypika]

Would separating the filling to make several smaller pies be alright? Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!!!

[@thehungrybachelor]

+Gabby Chiu sure, why not!

[@rubyslippers1129]

I was thinking about adding mushroom. Do you think that would work with the spices? Thanks for your advice.

[@thehungrybachelor]

+ruby slippers Sure, why not. This is a fairly traditional Tortiere, but it could easily be adapted in a number of ways!

[@rubyslippers1129]

:)

[@stevemadore1275]

I'm French Canadian, my mom and dad were both born in Canada. Never ad mushrooms to meat pie. If you want the real thing not saying that this isn't as it is very close to it, watch a Canadian woman make it that's the only way I could begin to make you understand. LOL

[@TEMUJINARTS]

@@stevemadore1275 oh pls...relax a bit in life. U act likecthete is one way to do it. I'm born here too and have had it many different ways from many different regions of que. I've never had it with mushrooms...but so what. Ya its not traditional but why the hell not! ...SIGH

[@estherc.536]

I know it's dated, but first time I've seen this video. Can't wait to make this pie! But, if I were to add mushrooms, I'd fry them first as they contain a lot of water which will make your filling sloppy instead of firm. Thank you for the great recipe.

[@carolannetitmus8878]

I am from the North East of England...I grew up on a pie just like this one the only difference was Mum's homemade pastry.

[@philiplaskowski7872]

the website doesn't work

[@marcelf21953]

I've made the filling then put inside egg roll wrappers. Nice appetizer for parties.

[@bobbiusshadow6985]

Good idea, thx... I will even try to hybridize the filling, using half touritiere filling and half Vietnamese "egg roll" (rouleaux imperiaux) filling, rolled in those egg roll wraps.... in case people don't know this, "Chinese" egg rolls and Vietnamese egg rolls are completely different.

[@terryrack2534]

did he say to eat it cold?

[@thehungrybachelor]

Not specifically, but I do eat it cold quite often for breakfast.

[@oasis9615]

Does it have tomacco in it?

[@waynerivet797]

My grandmother is French and made this also. I don't understand the shredded potato, my grandma used mashed potatoes 😊👍

[@jazzkeysterry8608]

where are the details of the spice mixture below?

[@thehungrybachelor]

In the description box just below the video!

[@tidub119]

I wish I could make this but who knows what f****** spices were put in it

[@stevester2112]

Mine is a little different in that I boil two potatoes first, mash them and add that to the meat. Also I don't put celery in mine, and my spices are salt, pepper, savory and sage. It's delicious !!!