Tourtiere

Traditional French Canadian meat pie, from my mother-in-law Terry.
Serve this with a nice chilled piccalilli. This is a traditional Christmas/New Years dish.
Makes three 9 inch pies.

   2 lb ground beef
   2 lb ground pork
   1 large onion , minced
   3 tsp kosher salt
   1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
   2 tsp Bell's seasoning
   2 cups Crushed Ritz crackers
   1 cup bread crumbs
   3 packages ready-made pie crust


Heat oven to 375°

Place meats and onion in a large pot and add water to cover.
Bring to a boil, Add Bell's seasoning, salt and pepper and reduce heat to simmer and cook for two hours, breaking the meat up to a fine consistency.
Add Ritz cracker and bread crumbs.
Divide mixture between the pie shells and bake for 45 minutes, or until golden brown.

Well good to know, Andy- this is definitely on my short-term horizon by Christmas!