French Canadian Tourtiere Ii

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This french canadian dish has a very distinct flavor. Each chef has his/her own recipe that they hoard because they know their's is the best. This is not my recipe but it is tried and true

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Steps

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In a saucepan melt the butter and saute the garlic , onion & celery approximately 4 minutes.

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Add pork and break it up so there are no lumps , cook the meat until it changes color.

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Add chicken stock , thyme , salt , allspice and the bay leaf.

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Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

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Remove the bay leaf.

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Let the mixture cool and add bread crumbs.

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Place in pie crust and put top crust on sealing the edges by fluting the crusts together.

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Cut an x in the center of the top crust.

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Glaze with egg & cream.

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Start baking it in lower 1 / 3 of the oven in a 425 oven for 10 minutes , lower heat to 375 , transfer the pie to the middle of the oven and bake for 25 minutes or until the crust is golden.

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Ingredients

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onion, celery, butter, garlic cloves, ground lean pork, chicken stock, thyme, allspice, salt, bay leaf, breadcrumbs, pastry for double-crust pie, egg, cream