Canadian Meat Pie (tourtiere)

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs ground lamb
• 1 large baking potato
• 1 large onion, minced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 celery, diced
• 1 cup mushroom, sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
• 1 dash ground allspice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 (9 inch) pastry for double-crust deep dish pie
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 bake the potato until done, 30 - 45 minutes in a preheated 400 degrees f (205 degrees c) oven; peel and mash the potato.
• 2 place the potato, ground lamb, onion, mushrooms, spices and water in a large frying pan and simmer until very thick, for about one hour.
• 3 meanwhile, prepare your pastry; line a deep-dish pie plate with pastry.
• 4 spoon in filling, spreading evenly & cover with top crust.
• 5 brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with paprika, if desired; cut steam vent.
• 6 bake for 50 minutes at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c); if edges brown too fast, cover with a strip of foil.