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Tourtière (Quebec Meat Pie)
A spiced pork and beef pie from Quebec, traditionally served at Christmas and New Year — Canada's most celebrated heritage dish.
⏱ 100 min🔥 545 kcalMedium
★4.8(1,840)
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Canadian Pork Recipes
9 recipes using pork — Poutine, butter tarts, Nanaimo bars — classic recipes from the Great White North.
These 9 canadian pork recipes are ready in about 129 minutes on average, with 340–580 kcal per serving, and 11% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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129 min
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488 kcal
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How Canadian cuisine cooks with pork
Canadian cuisine — Poutine, butter tarts, Nanaimo bars — classic recipes from the Great White North — brings its own distinctive techniques and seasonings to every ingredient it touches. When Canadian cooks work with pork, they reach for its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, baking, steaming and boiling.
A mild, sweet meat that spans quick chops and bacon to long-cooked shoulder and ribs. In this collection it's most often cooked with egg, ground cloves, garlic, ground beef, ground allspice and ground cinnamon. The dishes here span canadian classics ready in as little as 45 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Tourtière (Quebec Meat Pie) is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.8★ from 1,840 ratings.
9 Canadian Pork Recipes
✨ Newdinner
Tourtière
Flaky double-crust pastry filled with spiced ground pork, potato and herbs — Québec's cherished meat pie, the centrepiece of every French-Canadian Christmas table.
⏱ 105 min🔥 580 kcalMedium
★4.7(1,234)
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Tourtière
Quebec's spiced meat pie — a double-crust pastry filled with ground pork and beef seasoned with cloves, cinnamon, and allspice. A holiday staple.
⏱ 100 min🔥 510 kcalMedium
★4.7(389)
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Tourtière
Quebec's iconic spiced meat pie with ground pork, beef and warming spices — the centrepiece of Christmas Eve réveillon.
⏱ 105 min🔥 580 kcalMedium
★4.8(643)
✨ Newdinner
Tourtiere (Quebec Meat Pie)
A spiced pork and beef pie baked in flaky pastry, the centerpiece of Quebec's Christmas Eve table for generations.
⏱ 90 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
★4.7(62)
✨ Newdinner
Habitant Pork and Sauerkraut Braise
Pork shoulder braised low and slow with sauerkraut and apples, a rustic dish from Quebec's rural farmhouse cooking traditions.
⏱ 135 min🔥 480 kcalEasy
★4.5(37)
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Ginger Coconut Meatballs with Maple Glaze
Pork and ginger meatballs simmered in coconut milk with a maple glaze — a modern Canadian fusion dinner blending Asian and prairie flavors.
⏱ 45 min🔥 420 kcalMedium
★4.5(41)
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Quebec Baked Beans (Fèves au Lard)
Navy beans slow-baked with salt pork, maple syrup and molasses — the classic Quebec baked bean pot, sweet, smoky and deeply comforting.
⏱ 380 min🔥 340 kcalMedium
★4.6(46)
✨ Newdinner
Tourtière (Quebec Meat Pie)
A spiced ground pork and beef pie in flaky pastry — Quebec's traditional holiday tourtière, served every Christmas Eve and New Year's.
⏱ 105 min🔥 460 kcalMedium
★4.7(62)
Choosing & preparing pork
How to choose
Look for pink-red, firm flesh with a little marbling. Loin and tenderloin are lean and fast; shoulder (Boston butt) and belly are fatty and made for slow cooking.
Prep & storage
A brine keeps lean cuts juicy. Render fatty cuts low and slow to turn the collagen silky; sear first for a flavourful crust.
When is it done?
Modern pork is safe at 63°C / 145°F with a short rest, leaving the centre faintly pink and juicy; shoulder and ribs go to ~90°C+ for pull-apart tenderness.
Nutrition
A good source of protein, thiamine and B vitamins; choose loin cuts to keep saturated fat lower.
Classic flavour partners: apple, garlic, fennel, sage, soy sauce, mustard
Canadian Pork Recipes — FAQ
How long do Canadian pork recipes take to make?
Most of these 9 Canadian pork recipes are ready in around 129 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Ginger Coconut Meatballs with Maple Glaze, takes about 45 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 380 minutes.
How many calories are in Canadian pork dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 340 to 580 kcal per serving, averaging 488 kcal — Quebec Baked Beans (Fèves au Lard) is the lightest option at 340 kcal.
What is the easiest Canadian pork recipe for beginners?
Habitant Pork and Sauerkraut Braise is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 135 minutes. 11% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with pork in Canadian cooking?
In these recipes, pork is most often paired with egg, ground cloves, garlic, ground beef, ground allspice and ground cinnamon. Canadian kitchens also lean on its own regional aromatics, fats and signature spice blends.
How do I know when pork is properly cooked?
Modern pork is safe at 63°C / 145°F with a short rest, leaving the centre faintly pink and juicy; shoulder and ribs go to ~90°C+ for pull-apart tenderness.
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