Hare Pot Pies Recipe
Ingredients
| 30 ml/2 tbsp olive oil | ||
| Leek | 1 , sliced | |
| 225 g/8oz parsnips, sliced | ||
| 225 g/8oz carrots, sliced | ||
| Fennel bulb | 1 , sliced | |
| 675 g/1 1/2lb boneless hare, diced | ||
| All purpose flour | 30 Milliliter | |
| 60 ml/4 tbsp Madeira | ||
| 300 ml/1/2 pint/1 1/4 cups game or chicken stock | ||
| 45 ml/3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley | ||
| 450 g/1lb puff pastry | ||
| Egg yolk | 1 , beaten | |
| Ground black pepper | 1 To taste | |
| Salt | To Taste | |
Directions
1. Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole, add the leek, parsnips, carrots and fennel and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove the vegetables from the casserole and set aside.
2. Add the hare to the casserole in batches and stir-fry over a high heat for 10 minutes, or until browned.
3. When all the meat has browned, return it to the pan. Sprinkle in the flour, stir well, then stir in the Madeira and stock. Return the vegetables to the casserole with the chopped parsley and seasoning. Heat until simmering, then increase the temperature slightly and cook for 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/ Gas 7. Spoon the hare mixture into four individual pie dishes. Cut the pastry into quarters and roll out on a lightly floured surface to cover the pies, making the pieces 2cm/3/4in larger than the dishes.
5. Trim off the excess pastry and use the pastry trimmings to line the rim of each pie dish.
6. Dampen the pastry rims with cold water and cover with pastry lids. Pinch the edges together to seal. Glaze with beaten egg yolk and make a steam hole in the top of each pie. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until the pastry is risen and golden.
2. Add the hare to the casserole in batches and stir-fry over a high heat for 10 minutes, or until browned.
3. When all the meat has browned, return it to the pan. Sprinkle in the flour, stir well, then stir in the Madeira and stock. Return the vegetables to the casserole with the chopped parsley and seasoning. Heat until simmering, then increase the temperature slightly and cook for 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/ Gas 7. Spoon the hare mixture into four individual pie dishes. Cut the pastry into quarters and roll out on a lightly floured surface to cover the pies, making the pieces 2cm/3/4in larger than the dishes.
5. Trim off the excess pastry and use the pastry trimmings to line the rim of each pie dish.
6. Dampen the pastry rims with cold water and cover with pastry lids. Pinch the edges together to seal. Glaze with beaten egg yolk and make a steam hole in the top of each pie. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until the pastry is risen and golden.
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