TOURTIÈRE RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

Crust:

• 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups (4 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2″ cubes
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Filling:

• 1 1/2 cups low-salt chicken broth
• 1 1/2 medium onions, chopped, divided
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped, divided
• 5 whole black peppercorns plus freshly ground black pepper
• 5 sprigs thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 1/2 pounds boneless pork shoulder (Boston butt), cut into 2″ pieces
• Kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 8 medium button mushrooms, stemmed and finely chopped
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1 1/4 pounds ground pork
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3/4 cup grated, peeled russet potato
• All-purpose flour (for surface)
• 1 large egg yolk, beaten to blend
• Special equipment A 9″-diameter deep dish glass or ceramic pie dish

PREPARATION

For crust:

1. Pulse flour, butter, and salt in a food processor until pea-size pieces of butter form.
2. Transfer to a medium bowl. Add 1/4 cup ice water and stir just until shaggy clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dry.
3. Divide dough in half; flatten each half into a disk. Wrap disks in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours. DO AHEAD: Dough can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled.

For filling:

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine broth, 1/2 chopped onion, 1 chopped garlic clove, whole peppercorns, thyme, and bay leaves in a medium pot.
2. Add pork shoulder; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
   Cover pot.
3. Transfer to oven; braise until pork shoulder is tender and shreds easily, about 2 hours. Remove from oven; let cool. Transfer pork shoulder to a work surface. Shred meat with your fingers and transfer to a medium bowl. Strain pan juices through a fine-mesh sieve; add 1/2 cup juices to pork; discard solids in strainer.
4. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add remaining 1 chopped onion and 3 chopped garlic cloves; cook, stirring often, until soft, 5-7 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook, stirring often, until almost all liquid is evaporated, 5-7 minutes. Add wine; stir, scraping up browned bits. Bring to a boil; cook, stirring often, until liquid is almost evaporated, about 5 minutes.
5. Add ground pork, cinnamon, and cloves. Cook, stirring to break up into small pieces, until pork is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add potato. Cook until potato is soft, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in shredded pork with juices. Season to taste with salt and pepper; let cool slightly. Chill until cold, about 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep chilled.
6. Roll out 1 dough disk on a lightly floured surface into a 12″ round. Transfer to pie dish, leaving overhang. Fill with cooled meat mixture. Roll out remaining dough disk into a 10″ round. Place dough over meat filling. Fold overhang over top crust and crimp edges. Brush crust with egg yolk. Cut three 2″ slits in top crust. Chill for 1 hour.
7. Preheat oven to 400°F. Bake tourtière for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°F; bake until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbling, 40-50 minutes. Let cool for 20 minutes before serving.

Credits to: epicurious.com