The delicious recipe for a Venison Pie I discovered earlier this week and we have added a twist by bringing out the flavours with our very own Red Heron Ale.

Serves 4-6

Ingredients:
450g cubed casserole venison
1 bottle Red Heron
6 peeled shallots
225g diced swede, carrot and celery
12 tinned chestnuts
3 sausages cut into chunks
50g mushrooms
1 cooked apple, peeled and diced
1 tbsp chopped parsley
50g fresh blackberries
250g puff pastry
1 egg for glazing

Method:
Marinate the venison in half the beer overnight.
Next day put the meat and marinate liquor in a heavy pan with the shallots, root vegetables, chestnuts, sausages and rest of beer.
Cover and simmer for approx two hours until meat is tender; adding mushrooms, apple and seasoning after 90 minutes.
Place filling in a dish with stock to half cover, add blackberries. Roll out pastry and cover pie.
Brush with beaten egg and bake in centre of hot oven at 220*C or 424*F until pastry is risen and golden.

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Serves 6
 
Cut the meat into 1cm thick strips. Heat the oil and butter in the pan, add the meat and brown quickly on all sides, lift out and keep to one side. Add the onions and carrots and turnip to the pan and fry until golden brown. Sprinkle in the flour and cook for a minute. Blend in the ale and bring to the boil and strir until thickened. Add the remaining ingredients and return the meat to the pan. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for five minutes.
Place casserole in a slow simmering oven and cook for three to four hours. Taste and check seasoning and add croutons before serving.
 
700g chuck steak
2 Tablespoons of oil
50g Butter
225g Onions sliced
225g Carrots sliced
225g Turnips sliced
50g Flour
500ml Level Headed Ale
1 tablespoon demera sugar
1 tablespooon mustard
Salt and ground black pepper
Croutons
A dash of double cream if wanted