I received a link to this lovely blog post from Mr. Michael Obraitis about his sister Sarah Obraitis’ new business venture: meat pie making and selling. I was in love with Sarah before, but the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach so Sarah (of Heritage Foods USA) is officially the most amazing woman alive. Please check out Au Pied de Cochon Meat Pies (Brought Right to You!) by Rachel Wharton
Forget turkey, I want a tourtière on my Thanksgiving table. That’s the holiday meat, meat and more meat pie made in Quebec. Luckily we just got word from Sarah Obraitis of Heritage Foods USA that’s she’s baking a few of these beauts with help from Hugue Dufour, from the famed Canadian restaurant Au Pied de Cochon where the pies are a local passion. “It’s beyond tradition,” says Obraitis, “it’s an obsession. People carry them out ten at a time.”
Using the great bits leftover at Heritage, Obraitis and Dufour are now making the pies at a kitchen in Manhattan for $30 a pop, using spiced ground pork, braised meats (those can include beef, venison and guinea hen) and potatoes, mushrooms, onions and beer. Plus each 9-inch meaty wonder–they are frozen, and packaged with baking instructions–comes with a jar of homemade cranberry ketchup.
For T-Day tourtières, you’ll have to get one this weekend. Just email Obraitis at sarah@heritagefoodsusa.com before the end of the day today, and as long as pies are left she’ll work out a way to get you your pie (pie payment requested upon on delivery!) They’ll also be taking orders for Christmas and New Year’s Eve through December. I get my first tomorrow morning, and my prediction is there’s no way in hell it’s making it till Thanksgiving.
