Quebec Holiday/Event Recipes

"This recipe is a family favorite that was handed down to me from my mother who grew up in Fort Kent, Maine on the Canadian border.This is the traditional tourtie're pie."

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Ingredients: pepper, ground lean pork...

"I took this recipe from a french cook book ( Qu'est-ce qu'on mange ???) and copied it here because I never want to loose it. I have made these for the past 6 years for Christmas and each time have been asked for the recipe. Its easy to make and sooooooooooo good. The sweet and sour sauce, and trust me there is plenty of it, makes the meatballs..."

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Ingredients: ground lean pork, dry mustard...

"Here's a meat pie (tourtière) my mother made in our family for many years. This wonderful recipe has been passed on to me and my sisters to enjoy and remember at christmas. This recipe is great for it's simplicity in the ingredients, good meat, good spices and your favorite pie crust. Hope you enjoy!"

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Ingredients: ground veal, eggs, onions...

"WARNING: These are highly addictive! Eat like you would nuts, chips, pretzels, etc. In order to make this snack budget-friendly and to control sodium intake, this recipe calls for dried chickpeas. You could use canned, but you would have to adjust seasoning and cooking time accordingly. Feel free to vary flavours. Prep time does not include overnight..."

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Ingredients: dried garbanzo beans, ground cardamom...

"Vegetarian Tourtiere By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen I was serving tourtiere for Christmas this year and didn't want DD to be left out. This is the version I made for her. I've included the recipe for a delicious sounding crust but I cheated and used a commercial pie crust. It uses TVP, or textured vegetable protein, which is a dried soy product..."

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Ingredients: ground allspice, dried thyme...

"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."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, cloves, ground veal...

"This recipe is a Thanksgiving tradition for my husband's family."

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Ingredients: pepper, turkey gizzards...

"The secret ingredient in this recipe will have you feeling like there's a ton of butter and cream in there... though there's not. Go ahead and indulge in this ooey-gooey treat! This recipe uses the microwave. If you do not have fleur de sel, simply use coarse grain salt or simply omit."

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Ingredients: corn kernels, skim milk powder...

"This is a traditional Quebecois stew made from pork hocks. I'm looking for recipes that DH remembers from childhood. This one was found on bitsnbites.wordpress.com and grouprecipes.com .The stew is a modification of one by Jehane Benoit, a famous Quebec cook. For a richer stock, caramelize you onions and hocks until dark brown. You can use Recipe #356677..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, cloves, coarse salt...

"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..."

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

"Great little appetizers that will get rave reviews! This is a Rachael Ray recipe from her episode:30 Minute Passport to Quebec! Enjoy! I changed these up a little :8"

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Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, ground thyme...