Game Pie

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4 pies
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30 minutes bake time

Find out how to make game pie with this easy recipe – made with Jus-Rol’s all butter puff pastry and a selection of game meats in a red wine sauce.


Ingredients

  • Small check mark in a circle icon 500g Jus-Rol™ All butter puff pastry thawed
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 200g shallots peeled
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 60g pancetta
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 100g butter
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 4tbsp oil
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 750g mixed game meat diced
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 25g flour
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 250ml red wine
  • Small check mark in a circle icon stock
  • Small check mark in a circle icon 3tbsp cranberry sauce
  • Small check mark in a circle icon Salt & black pepper
  • Small check mark in a circle icon Small bunch of parsley chopped
  • Small check mark in a circle icon Beaten egg to glaze
Equipment required
  • Large frying pan
  • Slotted Spoon
  • 4x oval pie dishes
  • Rolling Pin

Method

  1. Heat half the oil and half the butter in a large pan, sauté the shallots and pancetta until tender, remove with a slotted spoon and keep to one side. Add remaining oil and butter and brown the game.
  2. Stir in the flour and wine.
  3. Return the shallots and pancetta to the pan adding sufficient stock to just cover. Bring to boil then reduce heat and allow to simmer for approx. 1 hour until meat is tender.
  4. Stir in the cranberry sauce, season to taste and then allow to cool completely.
  5. Preheat oven to 220ºC (200ºC for fan assisted ovens) 450ºF/Gas M 7. Stir the chopped parsley into the filling and divide between 4 individual oval pie dishes. Roll out pastry large enough to cut out 4 ovals, each 1cm larger than the diameter of the top of the dishes. Brush rims with beaten egg and then cover dishes with pastry lids, pressing well all around edges to seal. Make a small hole in centre and then place dishes on a baking sheet and bake for 25 – 30 minutes until pastry is risen and golden brown.