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Sep 8, 2022 · By the 18 th century, raised game pies made for elaborate feasts for the aristocracy. They would contain anything from venison to tiny birds, like thrushes and sparrows. A recipe for a pie made at a country manor in the English Lake District in 1763 lists 24 different kinds of birds (151 in all!), plus 20 rabbits, half a ham and a leg of veal.
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Let me start with the elephant in the room, and that’s how do you go about making the shape for a hand-raised pie properly? You have two choices: Use a mold or dolly, or McGyver it. I use a mold for my game pie. Using a pork pie tin or mold makes the process so much easier, to the point where I rarely made them before I bit the bullet and bought fo...
A traditional game pie uses a hot water dough. This is a very sturdy dough that, while not wondrous to eat like, say, empanada dough, is fine to eat. More importantly, it makes a dough that you can tote around for a day or so at room temperature, or at least at English room temperature. It’s very fatty, and that fat is usually lard. Butter works, t...
Obviously game will be in a game pie. Duh. But beyond that one rule, it’s kind of anything goes. Whatever game floats your boat, your choice of herbs, mushrooms if you want, onions, etc. Mostly it’s meat and fat, though. I ground some grouse meat with pork fat for part of it, and hand chopped more grouse for the rest. Doing both makes for a more in...
OK, you have your set-up, your dough and your filling all set. Now what? Basically you set your pies out, fill them, cut out lids from excess dough, then cut a hole in the top. You’ll then want to fashion a little ring of dough around the hole. Why? It will help you fill it with the stock. Seal up the pies and paint them all over with an egg wash. ...
Anything acidic, like mustard or pickles. You need it because you’ll get the meat sweats with a game pie. It’s sturdy food. A bitter greens salad is a very good side dish, if you are not out and about when you are eating your pie. Once made, a game pie will keep two weeks in the fridge. I reckon they can be frozen, but I’ve not tried it.
I have a wide selection of other fantastic meat pies you might want to try. Some are bready, others use pie crust, some use other doughs. Keep in mind the filling meat can really be whatever you have lying around. 1. Venison pasties. Cornish meat pies filled with ground or diced beef or venison, carrots and rutabagas in a bready crust. 2. Venison m...
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Delia's Old-fashioned Raised Game Pie recipe. This recipe is not quite as difficult as it might seem from the daunting lists below. Once you have assembled and sorted out all the ingredients you are well on your way.
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Nov 25, 2021 · Classic British Game Pie is a hearty and filling dish suitable for a winter's lunch or supper. You can tweak this recipe to include the game meat you prefer.
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Nov 12, 2016 · This raised game pie recipe is Paul's interpretation of the signature challenge in the Victorian episode of Season 3 of The Great British Baking Show. It is explained in further detail by...
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Oct 15, 2015 · Preheat the oven to 400°C/200°F. Grease a 20cm spring-form cake tin (about 7cm deep) with lard. In a large bowl, mix together the shallot, garlic, game, pork belly mince, diced bacon, Madeira, spices and herbs. Season with salt and pepper. Using your hands, mix all the ingredients together.
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Print Recipe. This game pie makes for a magnificent centrepiece! You can replace the venison with any mix of seasonal game - wild boar, rabbit, pheasant or wild pigeon.
