Venison and Kidney Pie
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5
14 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
3 hrs
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Servings
8
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Calories
512 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Appetizer
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Cuisine
British
Venison and Kidney Pie
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Obviously you can use pretty much any meat with its kidneys here: Beef, lamb or mutton would be my top alternatives, but this could be done with pork or even bear.
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Ingredients
FILLING
- 2 pounds venison shank or shoulder or neck meat
- 1 pound venison kidneys
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup lard or beef drippings, or bacon fat or butter
- 1 pound mushroom any kind, chopped fresh
- 1 onion large yellow, chopped roughly
- salt
- 2 cups stout beer divided, or porter or other dark, malty beer
- 1 teaspoon thyme dried
- 4 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon parsley stems chopped
- 1 celery stalk minced
- 1 tablespoon rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried, minced fresh
- 2 cups venison stock
- 3 turnip peeled and diced, or parsnip
- 1/4 cup parsley chopped leaves
- Worcestershire sauce to taste
- dry mustard
- black pepper
PASTRY
- 1 puff pastry I use Pepperidge Farm, 17-ounce box
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Chop the venison and kidneys into chunks. Salt them and toss in flour. Heat the bacon fat in a large pan and brown the meats. Don't crowd the pan and take your time; you might need to do this in batches. You want them all nicely browned. Remove the pieces as they brown.
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- Deglaze the pot with the fresh mushrooms and the chopped onion; their moisture will loosen all the browned bits on the bottom of the pan, which you want to scrape up with a wooden spoon. Salt these as they cook, and cook them, stirring occasionally, until they are beginning to brown, about 6 to 8 minutes.
- Add 1 cup of the beer to the pot and use it to scrape up any more browned bits from the pot. Add the thyme, parsley stems, bay leaves, rosemary and minced celery, along with the rest of the beer and the venison stock. Return the meats to the pot along with any juices in the bowl where you'd left them.
- Cover the pot and cook in the oven for 90 minutes. After that has elapsed, add the parsnips or turnips. Taste for salt and add some if needed. Cover the pot again, return it to the oven and cook until everything is nice and tender. This could be 30 minutes, could be another couple hours, depending on how old and tough your game was.
- Remove the lid, and add chopped parsley leaves, Worcestershire, Coleman's dry mustard and black pepper to taste. Let this cool. At this point, the filling can be stored up to a few days before making the pie.
- Jack the oven up to 425°F
- To make the pie, let the puff pastry thaw according to the directions on the box. Press in one sheet of pastry into a standard pie pan and dock it by poking it all over with a fork. Fill the pie generously. It should be sorta jellified if it came out of the fridge, and even if you just let it cool, it will be very thick once cooled. Top with the other sheet of pastry and seal the edges.
- Whisk together the beaten egg and milk and paint the whole pie with it. If you have stray bits, make a fun deer or whatever out of them and stick it in the middle; it will adhere because of the egg wash. Paint the decoration, too. Finally cut vents in the pie here and there.
- Bake the pie about 45 minutes, or until pretty and browned. Remove, and let it rest 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
512kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
287mg
(96%)
Sodium
374mg
(16%)
Potassium
1002mg
(21%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1029IU
(21%)
Vitamin C
21mg
(23%)
Calcium
67mg
(7%)
Iron
7mg
(39%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 512 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 512kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 287mg | 96% |
| Sodium | 374mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 1002mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1029IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 21mg | 23% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 7mg | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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