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Lac Saint-Jean Tourtière

Name: Lac Saint-Jean Tourtière
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 2 hours
Total time: 15 minutes + 2 hours
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Holiday dishes
Ingredients: 1 lb. 500 g Quebec pork stewing cubes, ¼-in. (½-cm) thick; 1 lb. 500 g deer, caribou or beef cubes, ¼-in. (½-cm) thick; 3 oz. 90 g sliced bacon, chopped; 2 onions, chopped; Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; 4 potatoes, cut into small cubes; 2 sheets shortcrust pastry

Holiday dishes

2 hours Cook time 15 minutes Prep time 6 servings

Ingredients

1 lb. 500 g Quebec pork stewing cubes, ¼-in. (½-cm) thick
1 lb. 500 g deer, caribou or beef cubes, ¼-in. (½-cm) thick
3 oz. 90 g sliced bacon, chopped
2 onions, chopped
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
4 potatoes, cut into small cubes
2 sheets shortcrust pastry

Preparation

In The Oven

Combine meat cubes, bacon and onions in a bowl. Cover and marinate in the fridge for 12 hours.
Place oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
Line a thick-bottomed casserole dish or oven-safe baking dish with one sheet of shortcrust pastry.
Add potato cubes, salt and pepper to meat mixture and stir to combine. Add meat and potato mixture to casserole or baking dish. Top with second shortcrust pastry sheet.
Bake for 30 minutes, then lower temperature to 250°F (120°C) and continue baking for 1 hour 30 minutes.

Variation

If you want to add a twist to this classic, replace pork cubes and bacon with pulled pork.

Nutritional value (per serving)

538 calories
33 g of proteins
27 g of fat
42 g of carbohydrates
3 g of fibres
3 g of sugar
382 mg of sodium

Lac Saint-Jean Tourtière

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