Yummmmm ! ! !

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Kevin the grey

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Venison Tacos monday , venison chili dogs on Tacos tuesday AND Venison meat pie wednesday and thursday . Mother nature has been treating me well !

My question for you is would they put Madira (sp) in a venison meat pie ?

This pie was great . The cook had a light touch with the herbs and spices .
I am not a big fan of Rosemary as I find most cooks put in way too much this pie had just that right touch . It was also a little on the sweet side .
A delicious noticeable without overpowering tasty sweetness .
I once had venison steaks with a reduced madira sauce .absolutely scrumptious . This pie reminded me of that .Nice homestyle crust . Top notch all the way . So whats the verdict . Would a chef be likely to use madira in a case like this ?
 
Madeira wine is nice in cooking, here's a page with a recipe for venison soup with madeira, along with a bunch of others. Linky

i love steak pies made with guiness, so a venison pie with madeira sounds like a small experiment worth doing.

p.s. - if you spell it correctly in the search on that page , you also get a page with a recipe for beef pies with madeira (note the link i gave spells it 'madiera', which is incorrect but brings up the venison soup recipe)
 
Yvsa these pies were baked like a tortiere . I guess the moist crust was more due to the type of fat in the dough ? No gravy , just a delicious mild flavour . I like it when mild flavours are distinct from each other in the same dish . While a marrying of spices is sometimes desireable its also nice when one taste does not overpower the others . I have had lamb pie that had so much Rosemary in their you could taste her toenails ! L:O:L
Yes indeed mother nature has been kind of late .(in the shape of my brother-in-law) He cleared out his freezer to make room for this years couple of deer . Quite a few pounds of ground venison made it my way . It is his butcher who made the pie . He also makes smoked meat venison that is supposed to melt in your mouth . These smoked meat sandwhiches are also available at an archery tournament near his shop . I also have to go to his shop to pickup the hides from a couple of wild boars my brother-in-law got last weekend . Hmmm...... wild boar meat pie ! Yummmmm ! ! L:O:L
 
You're making me hungry Kevin, I'm holed up writing term papers, the neigbors cat is starting to look tasty. Venison is great, one of the best meats going I ency your digestive track. Alpaca is surprisingly good as well.

Gord
 
Kevin, I once raided an illiegal alien camp (call of poaching deer with a spotlight) and these guys had a full sized freezer and two fidges outside a trailer. One fridge was full of avocados (from a nearby orchard) and tortilla's, the other with Deer meat. The freezer was full of Dryers Ice Cream.
What a life!
 
blue ripe Juniper Berries have a slightly sweet, bitter, sort of taste that leaves your mouth refreshed - Originally Posted by Yvsa
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Well blow me down!! I too appreciate this ancient NDN recipe:D

From what I understand Juniper Berries are what gives gin its very distinctive flavor
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Correct! It also has many medicinal properties.
Many of which I am exploring as we speak. Mainly those of the prescriptive replacement variety, ie cox2.

If a med is going to kill me long term, may as well be my choice
& nice tasting..;) :thumbup:
 
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