Game Pie
Tried and tested, this game pie can be served hot or cold for a comforting meal.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180ºC
- Heat a large pan and fry off the meat in batches until evenly coloured. Remove all the meat and fry the bacon and onions until slightly golden.
- Add all the meat back into the pan and add the bay leaves, thyme, mushrooms and flour. Coat all the meat and allow to cook for a few minutes before adding the red wine, redcurrant jelly, Worcestershire sauce and chicken stock. Bring to the boil, turn down the heat and allow to cook for 1hr 15mins.
- After cooking, season the mix and transfer to a 25 cm pie dish of your choice about 25 cm diameters is perfect but a deep rimmed plate will work just as well.
- Cover the top of the dish with the pastry and trim off the excess pastry. Crimp the edges with a folk and brush the top with a beaten egg. Season with salt and bake in the oven for 30mins at 180oc or until golden brown.
Thank you to Game-to-eat for sharing this recipe with us.
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