Culloden House Highland Game Pie

Name: Culloden House Highland Game Pie
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: Beaten egg and milk to glaze; Water to mix; 4 tablespoons oil; Salt and pepper; 3 fl oz (75 ml) Cognac; 4 oz (125 g) shallots, finely chopped; 2 lb (1 kg) flour; 2 × 6-7 in. (13-17.3 cm) fillets venison; 1 lb (500 g) lard; ¼ oz (7 g) salt; 1 tablespoon mixed herbs (rosemary, thyme, parsley); Grated rind of ½ lemon; 6 juniper berries, crushed; Grated rind of ½ orange; 1 lb (500 g) venison, minced; 1 lb (500 g) pork, minced; 1 lb (500 g) smoked back bacon, finely diced

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd on Britain & Ireland

By Keith Floyd

Published 1988

About

This is a hearty winter pâté baked in a large rectangular dish a good 14 in. (35 cm) long – the kind of thing that’s well worth making for a Christmas buffet. You will have to order the venison fillets from your butcher, unless you are lucky enough to own a private hunting lodge!

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