Meat Pie (tourtiere)

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 pounds ground lamb
• 1 large baking potato
• 1 large onion, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 dash ground allspice
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust deep dish pie
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

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