Tourtiere baked from frozen on a wooden board with a slice cut out

Frozen Tourtiere - Cooking Instructions

November 24, 2024

We are so excited to share our ready to cook Frozen Tourtière this holiday season!

They are NOW available for pickup at Markets or in Downtown Toronto after Dec 2nd.

We are already SOLD OUT of our Grande Tourtiere, but still have plenty of single serving pies available.

Order your Tourtière now before it's too late!

These traditional French Canadian pies are made from Lex's family recipe, using our Tourtière spice blend. They were made in collaboration with The Measuring Spoon who made their fantastic flaky pastry to envelop our spiced meat filling which is a 50/50 blend of locally-sourced Ontario Pork and Beef. The filling also contains locally-sourced finely minced onions and potato.

This seasonal treat is traditionally served in Quebec and the Maritimes for Christmas Eve and New Years feasts. It is one of our truly Canadian foods and Lex's recipe for Tourtière goes back generations. We are so pleased with the quality pastry that The Measuring Spoon added to the pies, it’s even better than how dad made it! (Shhh don’t tell anyone!)

Available in both family-size and individual-size, our Frozen Tourtière meat pies are available at select markets and online for pickup and delivery through-out the holiday season (until we sell out, so get yours quick!)

Here's how to prepare our Frozen Tourtière. The instructions are roughly the same for the Family size and the Individual pies, though the individual pies are usually done quicker.

Frozen Tourtière

preheat oven to 375°
remove vacuum-sealed plastic wrapper, and place on a baking sheet
optional - brush pastry with egg-wash or brush with a little maple syrup
depending on the size, cook for approximately:

60-75 minutes for the Grande Tourtière (9" family sized Tourtière )
45-60 minutes for the Petite Tourtière (5" single-serve Tourtière pie)
35-45 minutes for the Tourtière Bouchée (appetizer-sized Tourtière hand pies)

When it's ready the pie should be bubbling, the crust golden and it should have an internal temperature of 165°.
(Don't worry the meat filling is already fully cooked, you are just getting the pastry cooked and the filling hot)
Rest for 10 minutes before slicing

Thawed Tourtière

preheat oven to 375°.
remove vacuum-sealed plastic wrapper, and place on a baking sheet
optional - brush pastry with egg-wash or brush with a little maple syrup
cook for approximately 50-60 minutes
When it's ready the pie should be bubbling, the crust golden and it should have an internal temperature of 165°.
The meat filling is already fully cooked, you are just getting the pastry cooked and the filling hot.
Rest for 10 minutes before slicing

Serving Tourtière

Now the pastry is cooked, and everything has rested, your Tourtière can be eaten warm or cold.
The great thing about Tourtière is you can serve it with a simple side salad for a lovely meal. Or you can serve it with steamed green beans for a burst of colour on your plate, or really anything you want alongside.
Don't forget to have some sort of tasty sauce. Traditionally it's served with a sweet, tangy sauce or pickle but honestly most of us just use ketchup. Yes, ketchup! Though restaurants will likely try and give you something fancier, it is what's on the table in most Québécois and French Canadian tables. In fairness, some families use chili sauce or chow chow instead. There are often also pickles or pickled beets. This gives a nice sweet and sour kick that pairs wonderfully with the spiced meat and flaky pastry.

We hope you love it as much as we do!

If you are craving Tourtière, don't worry, even though we are sold out of pre-made pies for the season, you can easily make one yourself using our Tourtière spice blend and we have Lex's family recipe ready for you too.