Rich Venison Pie Recipe By Valentine Warner Food

RICH VENISON PIE RECIPE BY VALENTINE WARNER

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F/180 C/Gas 4.
• Heat the dripping in a large, lidded casserole on the hob, add the onions, fry until soft and browned. Turn off the heat, sift the flour and mustard powder into the pot. Stir until you have a thickish onion mix.
• Add the meat and carrots to the onions. Add the ale, sugar, vinegar, nutmeg, thyme and pepper, and both ginger biscuits. Stir once more.
• Cover the contents of the pot with a circle of neatly cut greaseproof and put the lid on, then cook it in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours. When the time is up, add a tablespoon of salt.
• Transfer the contents of the casserole to a pie dish . Use a deep dish, as a wide shallow one will have the pie crust drooping in the middle, thus becoming soggy. Turn the temperature of the oven up to 400 F / 200 C/ Gas 6.
• Roll your pastry out to a thickness of about 1/4 inches (7 millimeters) and lay it over the filling. Leave a slight overhang and crimp the edges with a fork. Paint the top of your pie evenly with the beaten egg and milk. This is the time to fashion any pastry motif appropriate to the occasion and place it on top. Prick a hole in the middle of the pastry.
• Cook for 40 to 45 minutes, until the pastry is a rich hazelnut brown. If in doubt, cook a little longer, as pale, soggy pastry is not as pleasing. Sourced from chef Valentine Warner in his excellent book, What to Eat Now .

VENISON OR BEEF PIE

Steps:

• Cook meat, onions, carrots and spices in broth.
• If the mixture is a bit thin, use the thickening agent of your choice.
• Put into pie, cover and bake for 40-45 minutes.
• Note:.
• 4 lbs meat.
• 5 lbs carrots.
• 5 large onions.
• Makes 8 pies although you could use more meat.

VENISON & VEGETABLE (HUNTER'S) PIE

Steps:

• Preheat to oven 375 degrees F.
• Get two pans going: a large skillet for the meat and a medium saucepan for the potatoes. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the skillet and brown meat. While the meat is cooking, cover the peeled and diced potatoes with cold water and boil.
• After about five minutes, remove meat from pan, leaving any remaining oil in the skillet.
• Add 1 tablespoon oil and cook garlic, carrots, celery, onion and green pepper until slightly brown. Stir in flour and tomato paste. (This mixture will coat the veggies.) Cook the veggies for another minute, stirring constantly. Pour in the broth, chili flakes and boil, stirring constantly.
• Add the venison back into the skillet and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring often. The mixture will be thick!
• Put the meat mixture into a pie plate.
• Drain the potatoes and return to the stove, heating over low heat to dry potatoes a bit. (This will only take a minute.) Mash the potatoes with the half-and-half and garlic powder. Spoon the potatoes over the meat mixture and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until potatoes are lightly brown and veggies are as soft as you'd like.

VENISON PIE

Steps:

• Coat the venison chunks with the flour and salt and pepper.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in ovenproof casserole and brown the meat in batches until evenly browned, about 2 minutes each side.
• Transfer to a bowl.
• Add the leeks, onions and carrots to the casserole with a little more oil and stir over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes, until colored.
• Add the mushrooms and rosemary and cook for about a minute. Pour in the wine, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to deglaze. Bubble until reduced right down.
• Pour in the stock and bring to a simmer.
• Return the venison, with any juices released, to the pan. Partially cover with a lid and gently braise for 40 to 50 minutes, until venison is tender., giving the mixture a stie every once in a while.
• About 15 minutes before venison will be ready, slice the new potatoes into 1/2 inch thick circles. Season and cook in a little olive oil in a wide non-stick skillet until golden brown on both sides. Add to the casserole to finish cooking.
• Once the potatoes and venison are tender, remove the pan from heat and let cool slightly.
• For the topping, peel the potatoes and cut into 2 inch chunks.
• Cook in a pan of salted water for 15 minutes or until tender.Drain and mash with potato ricer back into the pan.
• While still hot, add the butter, cheese and seasonings. Mix well to combine. Cool slightly, then mix in the egg yolks.
• Heat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Tip the venison mixture into large pie dish or shallow cast iron pan and top with the mash. Rough up the surface with a fork.
• Bake for 20 minutes, until top is golden and the filling is bubbling around the sides.
• Grind over some pepper and serve.