my game pie.

[peter-peter]

GAME PIE.

ingredients,

1/4 lb pancetta or home cured fat bacon.

1/2 lb venison in 1 inch cubes.

1/2 lb shin beef in 1 inch cubes.

1 pheasant. + liver

4 pigeon breasts.

2 partridges. + livers

1 rabbit + liver.

1 bottle good red wine.

brandy for flaming.

1 tbsp light soy sauce.

1 tsp worcester sauce.

1/2 lb brown shallots or pickling onions.

2 nice fresh carrots. sliced

1/2 lb good salad potatoes. sliced

1TBSP plain flour

1 tsp salt.

1/2 tsp black pepper.

2 bay leaves.

2 pints of water.

 

METHOD.

cut the pancetta or home cured bacon into 1/4 inch cubes,

slowly fry to release fat, then put aside the bacon. and save,

put the flour salt and pepper into a polythene bag add the venison and shake well to coat.

put the venison into the bacon fat and brown well on all sides. heat 1 tbsp brandy, set alight and pour over venison

stir till flame goes out.

remove from pan and save.

repeat with the shin beef. and save.

joint the rabbit/ pheasant and partridges then brown, including the pidgeon breasts. to seal, if the pan has got a little dry add a drop of lt olive oil.

dont over cook,

NOW

POUR 1/2 YOUR RED WINE soy and worcester INTO THE FRYING PAN.

stir up the brown and reduce the wine by 2/3.

next,

next put all meats except livers into a baking dish pour over the reduced wine, and water.

put in oven gas mark 5 for 2 hours. covered.

remove and allow to cool.

remove all bones, and cut rabbit pidgeon and partridges into nice small pieces..

next,

put a tbsp oil in pan get it hot and add the shallots with a little sugar.

brown on outside, flame with the rest of brandy, remove from pan.

pour in the rest of the wine and reduce by 2/3.

then add the livers to the wine and blend in a blender.

put all the meats bay leaves potatoes the whole lot wine and carrots into a baking dish and cook on gas 5 for 45 mins covered

put a good short crust pastry over the lot and brush with egg.

bake till brown.

bootifull.

[markbivvy]

sounds nice peter, what day are you making the next one please.