Tourtiere du Quebec [Canada]

Ingredients :

¹/₃ lb ground beef

¹/₃ lb ground pork

¹/₃ lb ground veal

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 small potato, grated

1 small garlic clove, crushed

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon celery salt

¼ teaspoon clove

¹/₈ teaspoon cinnamon

¹/₈ teaspoon nutmeg

½ cup water

1 pastry for double-crust pie

Steps :

§    Place all the ingredients (except for pie shell) in a sauce pan and bring to boil and cook uncovered for 20 minutes over medium heat.

§    Cool the meat mixture and pour in pastry lined pan. Note: I like to cool mine in refrigerator over night if time permits.

§    Cover with the top crust, cut steam vents and bake in a 400^o F oven until golden, about 45 minutes.

§    Freeze well.

§    Note: If ground pork and ground veal cannot be found, you can use meatloaf mix which is all 3 meat but I'm not sure of the ratio.