The Wortley Game Pie

Name: The Wortley Game Pie
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Cuisine: Northern Europe
Ingredients: 300 g venison, diced; 4 juniper berries, crushed; 2 bay leaves; 2 cloves of garlic, crushed; 4 sprigs of thyme; 150 ml red wine; 6 black peppercorns; 2 shallots, peeled and halved; 110 g carrot, diced; 25 g tomato purée; 500 ml beef stock; 75 g lard; 100 ml hot water; 300 g plain flour; 1 tsp salt; 1 egg, beaten

Preparation info

Serves:
1-2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

Strong and Northern

By Katie Fisher

Published 2019

About

Ingredients

300 g venison, diced

Europe
United Kingdom
Sheffield
Pie

Method

For the Marinade

Combine all the ingredients for the marinade, transfer them into a sealable bag or container and place the venison in the marinade. Leave it to marinate overnight in the fridge.

For the Filling

Take the venison out of the marinade (make sure to keep this) and pat dry on a clean cloth. Fr