Tourtiere(Meat Pie) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground pork
2 medium onions, chopped
1/4 tsp. allspice
1/4 tsp. cloves
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 c. mashed potatoes

Preparation

Cover meat and onions with water.
Cook, uncovered, on medium-high until the water evaporates and down to the fat. Drain.
Add spices and potatoes; crush 4 saltines and add to it (this absorbs the fat).
Cool; pour into unbaked pie shell.
Cover with pastry; prick to allow steam to escape.
Bake at 450\u00b0 for 10 minutes, then reduce oven to 350\u00b0 and bake until crust is light brown.