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Venison cottage pie

A perfect recipe to introduce venison meat to the novice.

Ingredients

2 onion (medium sized, chopped finely)
2 cloves garlic (crushed)
6 tablespoons butter (half for frying, half for the mashed potatoes)
1 1⁄2 pounds deer (ground)
1 can tomato paste (6 oz can)
1 cup broth (chicken broth or stock)
1 tablespoon flour (heaping)
1⁄2 cup water
1 pinch parsley (dried)
1 pinch thyme (dried)
  seasoning (salt and pepper to taste)
3 potato (large, peeled)
3⁄4 cup milk
1⁄2 cup carrot (peeled and chopped finely)
2 tablespoons cheese (grated Parmesan)
1⁄2 cup corn (sweet corn, cooked)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a skillet over a medium heat, melt half the butter and sauté the onion and garluc until soft.

Increase the heat and add the deer, cook until browned.

Add tomato paste, chicken broth and the flour, cook and stirring constantly for one minute.

Mix in the wine and water, then the parsely, thyme, salt, pepper and tarragon. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.

Boil, drain and mash the potatoes. Stir in the milk and the rest of the butter, add salt and pepper to taste.

In a large greased baking dish, evenly distribute the deer mixture, layer corn and carrots over top, then spread the mash potatoes out covering everything. Sprinkle with the cheese.

Bake for 30 minutes, then broil for 2-5 minutes until the top has browned.

Yield
6 servings
Preparation time 20 minutes
Cooking time 1 hour, 10 minutes
Total time
1 hour, 30 minutes

Notes

Venison meat is leaner than beef as they are reared outdoors and grass fed. It also has a distinctive taste and is not so juicy. This recipe is perfect to enjoy venison, especially the drier cuts.

Source

North American cuisine

This recipe features in the food fiction story In Season as venison shephard's pie.

bake, moderate
game meats, dinner
American food recipes
Food in U.S.A.

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