Keepers Pie

Recipe by Eat Wild

An upgrade on the classic Shepherd’s Pie. This delicious pie uses a mix of pheasant and venison giving a wonderful end result. Try this game pie soon.

Mixing two different game meats gives a wonderful taste. For best results, try using a mix of breast and thigh meat. We recommend using a ratio of 70:30.

Prep Time 60 mins
Cooking Time 35 mins

Serves 6

The best type of potato for this recipe is a Smooth
variety such as Desiree

Recipe contains: Dairy, Gluten

Ingredients

For the Mash
500g Smooth Potatoes
100g Butter
50ml Cream
5g Salt

For the Mince
100ml Water
5ml Rapeseed Oil
60g Diced Onion
3g Salt
3g Garlic Puree
2g Chopped Thyme
1 Large Diced Carrot
1/2 Small Diced Swede
1g Cracked Black Pepper
200ml Dark Stout
1 Knorr Beef Stock
10g Demarara Sugar
250g Pheasant Mince
170g Venison Mince

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Method:

1. Sweat the onions, carrots, swede, thyme, garlic and minced meats in the rapeseed oil until the vegetables are soft and the meats are light brown. Make sure to season (using about 3g of the salt).
2. Add the beef stock, as well as the stout and sugar and cook for about 35 minutes until the liquids have reduced to leave a thick consistency.
3. Place the mince in an oven ready baking dish and set aside in the fridge to cool while you prepare the mash.
4. Boil the potatoes with a little salt to make the mash. Once soft, mash the potatoes together with the cream, butter and remaining salt.
5. Pipe (or spread) the mash over the top of the cooled mince and bake in the oven at 180°C for 35 minutes.

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This recipe falls into various categories. If you like this, try some more from Autumn, Classic British, Lunch & Dinner, Pheasant, Venison, Winter

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The best type of potato for Keepers Pie
is a Smooth
variety such as Desiree

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