Tourtiere

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Recipe submitted by kes@direct.ca

Tourtiere

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

2 cups textured soy protein
1 to 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock
3 tablespoons oil
2 cups onion, chopped
2 cups mushroom, chopped
2 cups fine dry breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon each salt, savory, thyme
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
pinch cloves, pinch nutmeg
1/2 cup beer (or more veggie stock)
pastry for 2 pies, tops and bottoms (made with shortening not lard, of course)

Directions:

Soak textured soy protein in veggie stock (it should absorb all the liquid).

Heat oil in a LARGE frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook onions until transluscent. Add mushrooms and cook a further 3-4 minutes.

Reduce heat to medium. Add vegan breadcrumbs and seasonings and stir. Adjust spices to taste.

Add wet textured soy protein and vegan beer/additional stock, stir, and cook until all the liquid has evaporated but mixture is still moist. You may need to adjust the amount of liquid depending on the heat and the absorbancy of the textured soy protein.

Let cool slightly.

Divide into the two pie shells. Top with pastry lids, crimp edges, and vent.

Uncooked pies can be frozen at this point (no more than 2 months).

Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes, reduce to 350 and bake a further 45-55 minutes or until pastry is golden.

I like this all by itself, but if you want to serve it with a sauce try a mild fruit chutney, HP sauce (if you're Canadian or a Brit), or A1 sauce (if you're American).

Notes: Tourtiere is a traditional Quebecois dish served at Christmas time. The standard recipies call for any combination of ground beef, pork, lamb, or even (yikes!) venison or veal. I started experimenting with this vegetarian version a few years ago so that I could still enjoy this traditional yule-tide meal, and now even my non-vegetarian relatives prefer it to the original!

Serves: 6-8

Preparation time: 30-45 min

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Archived comment by: julie

I am new to this ...so please inform me as to what textured soy protein is

Archived comment by: mary

*SMILE* Well thank you for being so kind *LLL* I feel really *embarassed*

Archived comment by: mary