Hunter's Pie
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 6

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Ingredients
- 2 pounds potatoes, preferably baking type or Yukon Gold
- 1 pound ground or finely chopped venison
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 large onion
- 2 large carrots
- 4 garlic cloves (use more, or fewer, as preferred)
- 2 cups broth or stock
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
- salt and pepper 
 
The rich taste of venison gives this pie a wonderfully robust flavor.
 

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Directions
  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • Peel or scrub potatoes and cut into egg-size pieces (leave whole
    if small). Cover with water and 1 tablespoon salt, bring to boil and cook until potatoes are soft,
    about 20 minutes. Drain.
  • While potatoes cook, mix venison with 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon
    pepper and 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice. Chop onion and carrots and slice garlic.
  • Heat oil in
    a heavy skillet. Brown meat and spoon out into pie dish. Add carrots and onion to skillet and cook
    until onions begin to brown and soften, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, stir in and cook for another
    minute or two. Add 1/4 cup water and stir to dissolve any browned bits in the pan.
  • Add 1 3/4
    cup broth to pan. Mix remaining 1/4 cup broth with 2 tablespoons cornstartch to a smooth paste and
    stir into pan liquid. Add ketchup and Worcestershire sauce. Cook, stirring constantly, until liquid
    thickens - about 2 minutes. Taste for seasoning, add salt if necessary.
  • Pour contents of
    skillet into pie dish.
  • Heat milk and butter together. Mash potatoes, adding milk mixture as
    needed to get a soft but not soupy consistency.
  • Spread potatoes over meat mixture and bake 20
    - 25 minutes. Serve hot.


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