Peasants Beef Pie Recipes

PHEASANT POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bring broth to a boil in a pot; add pheasant, carrots, and celery and boil until pheasant is cooked through, about 15 minutes. Add peas to broth and boil for 1 minute. Drain and reserve broth from pot.
• Melt butter in a separate pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion until translucent, about 5 minutes. Gradually stir flour into butter until smooth. Pour reserved broth and milk into flour mixture, stirring constantly. Add salt, rosemary, pepper, sage, and celery seed to broth mixture and simmer over medium-low heat until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Lower oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Press 1 pie crust into a pie plate and lightly brush with egg white.
• Bake crust in the oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Spoon about 1/4 of the pheasant-vegetable mixture into the baked pie crust. Mix remaining pheasant-vegetable mixture into the sauce; pour into baked pie crust. Place second crust on top of the filling, pinching the edges together to form a seal. Cut your initials into the top crust for ventilation.
• Bake in the oven until top is golden brown, about 40 minutes.

PEASANT'S BEEF PIE

Steps:

• Brown beef in a skillet over medium heat; drain and set aside. In a bowl, combine soup, vegetables and onions, if using. Add beef and stir well. Spoon into a lightly greased 13"x9" baking pan. Top with large spoonfuls of mashed potatoes; smooth out a little and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes, until heated through. Drizzle with catsup, if desired. Tip: Create mini recipe cards listing the ingredients of tried & true dinner recipes. Glue a button magnet on the back and place on the fridge...so handy whenever it's time to make out a shopping list!

PHEASANT, LEEK & BACON PIE

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a casserole dish and cook the bacon for 1 min until it changes colour. Add the leeks, celery, carrots and bay, and cook until they start to soften. Stir the flour into the veg until it goes a sandy colour, then splash in the cider and reduce. Pour in the chicken stock, stir, then add the cream. Season, then bring everything to a simmer. Add the pheasant and gently simmer for 20 mins until the meat and veg are tender. Stir through the mustard and vinegar, then turn off the heat and cool.
• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Tip the mixture into a large rectangular dish. Roll the pastry out on a floured surface, place over the dish and trim round the edges, leaving an overhang. Brush the pastry with egg, then decorate with any leftover pastry, if you like. Sprinkle with a little sea salt. The pie can now be frozen for up to 1 month; defrost completely before baking. Bake for 30-35 mins until golden. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 5 mins before serving.

PEASANTS' TOMATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Note: remember to keep the phyllo pastry covered with a damp towel when not using as it dries and becomes brittle in minutes.
• Cut the sheets of phyllo in half cross-wise.
• Working with half a sheet of phyllo at a time, brush one half with melted butter, then one with mustard and repeat until all layers are used and piled roughly on top of one another.
• Gently place the layered phyllo sheets on a cookie pan and fold any rough edges under.
• Layer the cheeses on the phyllo base, then layer the tomatoes on, overlapping them slightly.
• Mix the oil, garlic and herbs in a small bowl then drizzle over the pie.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until golden.
• For a different pie try a few of your own additions such as thinly sliced mushrooms, sun-dried tomato slivers or even anchovies, and other favourite cheeses!