Tourtiere De Quebec (quebec Lamb Pie)

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/4 lbs ground lamb
• 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2-3/4 cup cold water
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
• 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup celery, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup old fashioned oats
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon dried savory

Recipe

• 1 in a large, heavy frying pan, combine lamb with cold water and heat to boiling point.
• 2 add onion, celery, pepper, bay leaf, savoury, rosemary, nutmeg and cinnamon.
• 3 cook, covered, over medium-low heat for 1 1/2 hours, adding more water if mixture dries out.
• 4 halfway through cooking time, season with salt to taste.
• 5 stir in rolled oats and cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes.
• 6 remove bay leaf.
• 7 meanwhile, line a 9-inch pie plate with pastry.
• 8 when meat mixture is lukewarm, spoon into pie shell and cover with remaining pastry.
• 9 trim pastry, seal edges and cut steam vents in top crust.
• 10 decorate with pastry cutouts as desired.
• 11 bake in preheated 425 deg f oven for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 deg f and bake another 25 minutes or until crust is golden.