Tourtière AU Cerf - alive magazine

Tourtière AU Cerf - alive magazine

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Tourtière is, for me, the dish that best represents Québec. It can be traced back to the 1600s, and there’s no master recipe; every family has their own twist.

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  • Food processor
  • Meat grinder
  • Rolling pin
  • Pie dish
  • Pastry brush
  • Kitchen scale
  • Microplane
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Mixing bowl
  • Skillet
  • Wooden spoon
  • Grater
  • Whisk
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Plastic wrap
  • Oven
  • Stove
  • Refrigerator

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons (30 g) unsalted butter
  • 1 small yellow onion, finely minced
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons (15 g) chopped garlic
  • 1/2 cup (125 g) finely chopped button mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) red wine (plus a glass for yourself)
  • 1.3 pounds (600 g) ground venison
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons (8 g) kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon (3 g) Épices à Tourtière (recipe follows)
  • 1 cup (225 g) grated potato (about 1 large)
  • 5 ounces (150 g) back fat or pork belly, ground
  • 1 batch Pâte Brisée (recipe follows)
  • 1 egg yolk + 1 tablespoon (15 mL) homogenized milk (3.25% milk fat), lightly beaten for egg wash
  • 5 teaspoons (10 g) freshly grated nutmeg
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons (10 g) ground cloves
  • 4 teaspoons (30 g) freshly cracked black pepper
  • 3 1/2 teaspoons (10 g) ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons (7 g) ground ginger
  • 3 cups (450 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon (3 g) kosher salt
  • 1 1/3 cups (300 g) cold butter, diced
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup (75 to 125 mL) ice water

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