Game Pie With Cranberries Chestnuts Food

TRADITIONAL BRITISH GAME PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large pan, brown the game meat in batches, and keep to one side.
• Heat the rest of the oil, cook the onions until starting to soften but not color. Add the garlic, bacon, and mushrooms and then cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Season well with salt and pepper, and stir in the bay leaves, orange juice and zest, red currant jelly, stock, and port wine.
• Bring to boil, add the meat, and simmer gently for 1 hour or until the meat is tender. Allow to cool.
• Heat the oven to 375 F (Gas 5).
• Flour the inside of metal skillet -do not grease. Roll out enough pastry to fit the inside of the skillet plus 1 centimeter. Gently press the pastry base into the skillet leaving an overhang of 1 centimeter. Fill the pastry case with the meat mixture and cranberries if using. Roll out the remaining pastry for a lid. Brush the top edge of the pastry base with beaten egg and lay the pastry lid on top. Press down edges with the end of a spoon. Cut a steam hole in the center. Brush the pastry with beaten egg to glaze.
• Bake for 30 minutes on the bottom shelf of the oven followed by 30 minutes on the top shelf, until the pastry is golden brown and the filling is piping hot.

CRANBERRY CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 325°F. Place pie crust on a rimmed baking sheet. Cook cranberries in a medium saucepan over medium heat, shaking pan occasionally, until some have begun to split and burst, 6-8 minutes. Drain off any excess liquid. Remove from heat and let cool (if you're in a rush, transferring to a baking sheet or medium bowl will help them cool faster).
• Combine sugar and salt in a large bowl, then add lemon zest. Use your fingers to rub zest into sugar until moist and fragrant. Whisk in cornmeal and flour, then add eggs and vigorously whisk until well combined, about 30 seconds, Whisk in cream, butter, and vanilla, then add lemon juice and whisk again. Set a few cranberries aside for the top. Gently fold in remaining cranberries with a rubber spatula, breaking up any clumps.
• Gently pour mixture into pie crust and dot reserved cranberries over top of custard (this makes for the most photo-worthy dessert). Bake pie until top is golden brown and set but custard still jiggles in the center (about a 3" radius), 60-70 minutes. If your pie isn't as brown as you'd like it, you can increase oven temperature to 350°F for the last 5-10 minutes. Transfer pie to a wire rack and let cool (custard will fall as it cools). Transfer pie to the fridge and chill at least 1 hour.
• Just before serving, dust with powdered sugar if using. For the cleanest slices, cut with a hot dry knife (just like if you were cutting cheesecake).
• Do ahead: Pie can be made 3 days ahead. Keep chilled. Return to room temperature to serve if you'd like.

EASY CRANBERRY NUT DESSERT

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. Add cranberries and nuts; toss to coat. Stir in the butter, eggs and extract (mixture will be very thick if using frozen berries). Spread into a greased 9-in. pie plate. , Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.