Vegetarian Tourtierre (Meat Pie)

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 – 8 oz packages on beyond meat
  • 1 cup mashed potatoes *see note
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons summer savory
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground mustard
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoons coarse salt
  • 1 cup vegan beef broth
  • 1/2 tablespoons flour.  Or use 1/2 cup of potato water instead of flour it works well
  • 1 egg for egg wash
  • 2 pie crusts (store bought or homemade)

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 375˚F.
  2. Heat a large skillet to medium high. Add the oil and onions, and sauté until translucent.
  3. Add garlic and continue cooking until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  4. Add beyond meat cook until no longer pink, breaking up the meat into small pieces.
  5. Add mashed potatoes and spices.
  6. In the pot used to make vegan beef broth add flour until smooth and pour into the skillet.
  7. Cook until the broth has thickened.
  8. Let ‘meat’ mixture cool
  9. Place the bottom crust in a 9-inch pie plate. Fill the crust with meat filling and top with remaining pie crust.
  10. Seal the two crusts together, rolling to one over the other if needed, and press gently with a fork or fingers. Brush the top crust with egg wash.
  11. Bake for 45 – 50 minutes or until the pie crust is golden brown in color.