Tourtiere Tarts
"Tourtiere is a French Canadian meat pie that is traditionally served on Christmas Eve. I first ever had these at the home of a French Canadian friend..I have been making them at Christmas time as a make ahead appetizer for years now. It can be made into one individual pie, but I prefer the individual tarts..I freeze these individually on cookie sheets and then vacuum seal in my bagger or can be stored in a plastic container."
photo by Cat..atude
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
60 tarts
- Serves:
- 60
ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1⁄2 lb ground pork
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning or 1 teaspoon sage
- 3⁄4 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup previously cooked and mashed potatoes
directions
- Combine first 8 ingredients in large saucepan. ( I do mine in microwaveable casserole dish).Simmer.
- If doing on stove top bring to boil, then simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring to prevent sticking.
- Remove from heat and add mashed potatoes. Mixture should be moist and thick. Cool completely.
- Line muffin tins with tart shells. Spoon meat mixture to fill.
- Bake at 400 degrees F until browned.
- To reheat from freezer, about 10 t0 20 minutes in oven or toaster oven 350 degrees F.
Questions & Replies
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What did you use for your tart shells? Did I miss something listed in the recipe? Trying to find a most efficient method as I don't have time to make homemade crust.
Reviews
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This is the recipe I use, very good! I mix hash brown potatoes instead of mashed. The chunky kind. As well I add 1-2 tsp. of cloves. Adjust to taste. I make tats and pies depending on what I'm serving them for. -
Very tasty! These little tarts are very good. We followed the recipe exactly and they turned out great. We were concerned with the meat mixture because it seemed a little bland at first, but when the tarts came out of the oven they had a subtle buttery flavor and was just perfect. Great addition to any hor d'oeuvres menu. -
Thank you, I have been looking for this recipe for ages
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