Tourtière Stuffing

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Tourtière Stuffing
Featuring Pure Maple Syrup
4-6 portions

Ingredients

  • 500g minced pork
  • 300g minced beef
  • 1 small onion, finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 celery stalks, finely diced
  • 2tbsp butter
  • 1tbsp maple syrup
  • ¼tsp thyme
  • 1tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼tsp ground cloves
  • ¼tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1tsp black pepper
  • 1tsp salt
  • 250ml chicken stock
  • 100g Panko Breadcrumbs
  • 2tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion and celery until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
  2. Add the minced beef and pork cook until browned, breaking it into small pieces.
  3. Stir in the thyme, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
  4. Pour in the chicken broth and a maple syrup and simmer for 5 minutes.
  5. Add breadcrumbs to the mixture and parsley, until the bread is evenly moistened. Add a little more broth if needed.
  6. Bake in a buttered casserole dish at 180°C for 40-50 minutes, until nice and crisp on top. Finish with chopped parsley.

This stuffing has the warm spices and savoury pork flavour of a classic tourtière while keeping the texture of a traditional bread stuffing.

Bringing a taste of Canada to the Christmas table and inspired by the flavours of tourtière, the stuffing brings a distinctly Canadian influence to the Christmas table, with pure maple syrup reinforcing that connection. The maple pairs particularly well with the warm, aromatic seasonings associated with tourtière-style flavours, helping create a rich and comforting festive profile. It just goes to show how easily maple moves beyond desserts, adding depth and balance to savoury Christmas dishes.

The Quebec Maple Syrup Producers are not in any way responsible for the identification or presence of allergens in recipes or for the classification of any recipe as vegetarian or vegan.

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More about maple

The colour and flavour of maple syrup changes in subtle ways during the seasonal harvest

At the start of the sugaring season, the syrup is generally clear, with a light, sweet taste. It becomes darker with a caramelised flavour as the season progresses throughout the spring.

An unopened can of maple syrup keeps for many years

Once the can is opened, syrup should be kept in an airtight container in a cool place.

Maple spread doesn't contain any butter or dairy products

Like all 100% pure maple products, maple spread comes from the sap of the maple tree — that’s all.

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