Ingredients

2 onions, chopped
4 garlic cloves, chopped
45ml olive oil
454g (1lb)ground pork
454g (1lb) ground veal
Salt and pepper, to taste
4 potatoes, peeled and diced
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
125ml chicken broth
125ml pure maple syrup from Canada
Two 340g pork fillets
45g butter
1 egg
30ml milk
1 egg
All-purpose flour, as needed
Two 400g packets frozen puff pastry, defrosted
30g maple sugar
Red wine sauce
125g butter
6 shallots, chopped
60g all-purpose flour
500ml red wine
Salt and pepper, to taste

Method

In a large pan, fry the onions and garlic in the olive oil. Add the pork and veal and fry for 15 minutes while breaking up the ground meats. Season with salt and pepper. Add the potatoes, spices, chicken broth and the maple syrup, then continue cooking for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and leave to cool. Set the tourtière filling aside. Season the pork fillets with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, fry the fillets in butter over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes each side, to desired doneness. Remove from the pan and leave to cool. In a bowl, beat the egg with the milk and set aside.

Preheat the oven to 220ºC. On a floured work surface, roll out the puff pastry to make two 50 cm x 25 cm rectangles (1 base and 1 crust). Place one of the pastry rectangles on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Spread the tourtière filling on the pastry base, leaving a 2.5cm space from the edge. Then place the pork fillets end-to-end on top, and cover with the second pastry rectangle. Brush the egg and milk mixture around the edges and seal the pastry. Cut a few slits on the top of the tourtière, brush with the remaining mixture, then sprinkle with maple sugar. Bake for 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 180ºC and continue baking for a further 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside while you prepare the red wine sauce.

In a small pan, melt the butter and fry the shallots for 5 minutes. Add the flour, then add the remaining ingredients. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce to a smooth consistency, then strain. Pour the sauce over slices of the maple-laced pork Wellington tourtière.

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