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Game pie
Photo: Priscilla Du Preez

Game pie

23 ingredients 2 hr Serves 6 openrecipes

This pie can be made with any game, a perfect hearty meal that would make a great alternative to a Sunday roast.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1422
Calories
82g
Protein
66g
Fat
113g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 20 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Venison 100g cooked 158
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lard 1 tbsp (12.8g) 115
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Chestnut not in our table 0
Redcurrant not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 450g/16oz plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 60g/2½oz unsalted butter
  • 60g/2½oz lard
  • 1 free-range egg yolk
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 120ml/4½fl oz water
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1.5kg/3lb 5oz mixed gamepheasant
  • 500g/17½oz venison
  • 125g/4½oz streaky bacon, cut into lardons
  • 2 large onions
  • 1 stick celery
  • 250g/9oz chestnut mushrooms
  • 50g/2oz plain flour
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tbsp redcurrant jelly
  • 500ml/17½fl oz beef stock
  • 500ml/17½fl oz red wine
  • 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
  • sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 packet ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 1 free-range egg

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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