Venison Pie with Soft Herbed Crust

By: Mynhardt

Serves: 6-8

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 45 minutes in a pressure cooker or 2-3 hours covered in the oven

Easy to make

 

Ingredients

 

Filling

 

  • 1 Large venison leg or shoulder, bone-in
  • Some Willow Creek Garlic flavoured olive oil and butter to fry
  • 3 Onions, chopped
  • 5 Garlic cloves, peeled and grated
  • 200g Smoked pork rashers or streaky bacon, chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon coriander seeds, toasted
  • 5 Cloves
  • 3 Bay leaves
  • 10 Juniper berries
  • 1 Bottle good quality dry red wine
  • 500ml Prepared beef or chicken stock
  • 250ml Quince Jelly or 150ml Apricot Jam
  • Salt and pepper to taste

 

Herbed Crust

 

  • 250ml Canola oil
  • 2 Eggs
  • 250ml Milk
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 200ml Chopped soft herbs such as parsley, chives, and basil
  • 250ml Cake flour
  • 5ml Baking powder

 

Method

Filling

 

  1. Place the olive oil and butter in a large pot and brown the onions, garlic and bacon until cooked.
  2. Remove from the pot and add some more butter and olive oil.
  3. Brown the venison until well browned on all sides.
  4. Place the venison, onion mix, coriander seeds, cloves, bay leaves, juniper berries, red wine, stock, and jelly in a pressure cooker and season to taste.
  5. Cook for approx. 45 minutes or until the meat is soft and falls from the bone.
  6. Strain off the sauce and cook until thickened. You can add some flour and butter to thicken if there isn’t a lot of sauce.
  7. Pull the meat and add the sauce.
  8. Place in a large baking dish, top with the crust and bake on 180 degrees Celsius until golden brown.

 

Herbed Crust

 

  1. Mix all the ingredients together, season to taste and pour over the meat filling.