Gluten-Free Tourtiere

Gluten-Free Tourtiere!

This Gluten-Free Tourtiere Recipe is full of all of the flavours and textures of the traditional pie, just without the gluten!

Note: This recipe was first posted on my original blog, Celebration Generation, on February 2, 2012. It was transferred over to this blog - existing comments and all - on 3/4/2021

So... I have a functional kitchen now!

The cabinets are built, the countertops installed, backsplash set, everything grouted, and the sink, dishwasher, and stove are all hooked up!

*CANNOT* tell you how good it feels to have some culinary autonomy back.

We haven't had the use of the dishwasher since May's tornado - it's been used to store the glassware ever since! We've been living off takeout.

While my access to the kitchen has been sporadic at best, my brain hasn't taken a break, so I've had this LONG list of ideas and theoretical recipes brewing, with no ability to do anything about it, short of write them down.

I tell you, working through those ideas on paper, while being stuck with months crappy fast food? Torture.

Gluten-Free Tourtiere

One of the things I wanted to make this whole time was a proper tourtiere (“Tortière”, for those who are better with accents)

Tourtière is a French Canadian meat pie, and it’s soooo good when made properly.

There are probably as many ways to make it, as there are people in Quebec. Some people use mashed potatoes, some use cubed potatoes... some will skip the carrots, others may skip the celery.

Anyway, as part of the planning process, I worked on a basic gluten-free pastry crust that wouldn't make me grieve for my inability to eat wheat.

I did it - a gluten-free tourtiere!

Yesterday was my first day with the new kitchen, so I rolled out of bed and almost immediately went to buy groceries.

With 3 items I wanted to make, Tourtiere was to be made in the afternoon, closer to suppertime. Couldn't handle it, dug in to the preparation right away!

I tell ya, the filling, as it's cooking, smells amazing on the best of days. All those fresh veggies, herbs... yum.

To someone who's eaten more Wendy's takeout in the past few months than anyone should have to in a lifetime? Absolutely amazing.

The crust also turned out extremely well - you'd never peg it as being a gluten-free crust. Very rich and flaky!

Oh, so good. I just had some leftovers for breakfast - this gluten-free tourtiere recipe is definitely a winner!

Oh, and if you want to make a regular, non-gluten-free version? Just swap out the crust for your favorite double-crust recipe, or premade dough.

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5 from 2 votes

Gluten-Free Tourtiere

This Gluten-Free Tourtiere Recipe is full of all of the flavours and textures of the traditional pie, just without the gluten!

Prep Time30 mins

Cook Time1 hr 30 mins

Chilling Time30 mins

Total Time2 hrs 30 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Canadian, Quebecois

Servings: 8 servings

Calories: 683kcal

Equipment

• Deep Dish Pie Pan

Ingredients

Filling:

• 1 lb Ground Pork
• 1 lb Lean Ground Beef
• 1 Small Onion finely chopped
• 4 Celery Ribs finely chopped
• 2 Carrots peeled and grated
• ½ cup Fresh Parsley chopped
• 2 Large Potatoes peeled and cut into ~ ⅓″ cubes
• 1-2 tablespoon Dried Summer Savoury
• 2-3 teaspoon Ground Pepper
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• ¼ teaspoon Ground Cloves
• 2 cups Milk
• 1 ½ cups Beef or Chicken Broth

Dough:

• ½ cup Butter softened
• 8 oz Brick Cream Cheese softened
• 2 ¾ cups AP Gluten Free Fflour
• ¼ cup Corn Starch

Assembly:

• 1 Large Egg
• 1 tablespoon Cold Water

Instructions

Filling:

• Combine meats, vegetables, and seasonings together in a large pan or pot, stirring until everything is relatively uniform. Add the milk and the broth, stirring once again.
• Bring mixture to a boil, then turn the heat down to medium and simmer – stirring often – until the liquid has cooked off, and the meat has broken down almost to a paste. This should take about an hour, give or take. Once it’s ready, remove from heat and cool to room temperature.

Dough:

• Beat butter and cream cheese until well mixed and soft. Slowly add flour and corn starch. Once all flour is added, turn out and knead until well incorporated and smooth. Form a disk, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about 30 mins.
• Preheat oven to 425 F

Assembly:

• Divide dough into 2 parts – one slightly bigger than the other. Roll the bigger section out , use it to line a deep-dish pie pan – carefully working it into the corners. Fill pie pan with meat filling, spreading it into the corners and mounding it in the center.
• Roll out the second part of dough, cover the pie filling. Crimp the edges as desired, poke a couple of slits in it. If desired, roll any extra dough very thin, cut into shapes, and apply to the crust for decoration. Whisk together egg and water, brush over the entire tri
• Whisk the egg together with water, use a pastry brush to coat the entire crust with a thin wash of this glaze.
• Bake at 30-40 minutes until crust is golden brown, serve warm or cold.

Nutrition

Calories: 683kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 40g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 773mg | Potassium: 885mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3831IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 207mg | Iron: 5mg

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