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"The true (original) French Canadian tourtiere was made with 'Tourte' a type of pigeon, hence the name. It is very tasty. Be careful not to use too much allspice"

Ingredients: pepper, onions, garlic cloves...

"Recipe for individual meat pies [tortieres], popular in Quebec in the Christmas season. The Tourtiere is usually made like a casserole or pie. I don't see any reason why you couldn't make them into "individual" pies, but adjustments would have to be made in the cooking times."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cloves, pepper...

"This is a traditional French-Canadian recipe. My mom makes this only for the holidays, but I've made it year round."

Ingredients: pepper, double crust pie crusts...

"I grew in Quebec and always looked forward to Christmas to be able to eat meat pies. When I married & moved to the US, I took the recipe with me, no way I can spend Christmas without the smell of cooking meat pies. Luckily for me, hubby & kids are hooked. I've been making this recipe for years, delicious."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cloves, ground veal...

"Posting for ZWT 2006, this is a yummy sounding two crust savory pie. made with can salmon thus convenient but I will probably sub fresh cooked salmon when I make it here at home. I have taken the liberty of adding some dill into the ingredient list."

Ingredients: dried dill weed, dried thyme...

"A French Canadian dish that is served everywhere in the Northern Quebec region. It is tasty and filling. It takes a long time to cook and peeling and cubing all the potatoes may be tiring but it is well worth it! Try it just once and I'm sure you'll agree."

Ingredients: hamburger meat, campbell's condensed vegetable soup...

"A French Canadian holiday tradition gets a cocktail party makeover. Serve with Chili Sauce as a cocktail or serve hot with a pork or beef gravy for dinner. Makes 40 plus cocktails.
Per piece:about 95 cal,3g pro,6g total fat(3g sat.fat),7g carb,trace fibre,25mg chol,130mg sodium,%RDI: 1% calcium,4% iron,2% vit A,9% folate.
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Ingredients: cinnamon, pepper...

"My husband being from Quebec, loves tourtiere. I learned to make it from a traditional recipe and eventually added my own throw ins. He loves it."

Ingredients: pepper, cumin, ground veal...

"There are almost as many recipes for this traditional French Canadian meat pie as there are French Canadians. I come by this one honestly as my father is of francophone heritage - his ancestors settled in Quebec back in the 1600s. Our family tradition is to serve this on Christmas Eve with beef gravy and petite pois (tiny sweet peas)."

Ingredients: ground allspice, ground sage...

"Tourtière is a French Canadian meat pie which is traditionally served at Christmas. It may be made from pork, beef or a combination of meats sometimes including veal. Different regions in Quebec have their own traditional recipes. Some regions use game such as hare or duck rather than beef and pork. The pies should not have too much filling as..."

Ingredients: cloves, pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie...