Jamie Oliver's 'beautiful' venison pie recipe uses cheap beef alternative
Jamie Oliver's 'beautiful' venison pie recipe uses cheap beef alternative
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Brits on a budget can now swap their steak and ale pie for a venison version, thanks to the booming deer population. With wild deer numbers at a 1,000-year high, causing havoc in woodlands, the British Deer Association has hailed venison as one of the most sustainable and ethical meats available in the UK.
It's not only affordable but also makes for a scrumptious meal, especially when using Jamie Oliver's trusted pie recipe. The celebrity chef enthused on his website: "This is a beautiful pie and the kind of dish that makes me dream of good home cooking.".
He added: "The venison will cook to be delicious, tender and sumptuous. After all these years of cooking, a meal like this still gets my pulse racing." Once a luxury, this lean and protein-rich meat is now accessible to everyone, with prices starting from just £3 at Sainsbury's.
Ingredients. Method. For those eager to try, Jamie Oliver's venison pie with juniper, rosemary, and bay begins with preheating the oven to 180C/350F/gas 4 and heating a large ovenproof pan on the hob, reports the Express. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver shares his secret to creating the perfect pie filling that's bound to impress any dinner guest. The recipe calls for a large glug of oil, slicing onions and frying them off until sweet without gaining too much colour.
Then you peel and chop carrots and garlic, trim and chop celery, before dialling up the heat to add in the garlic, butter, carrot, celery and roughly torn mushrooms. After stirring in the veggies, it’s time to tackle the venison by cutting it into cubes, chopping rosemary leaves, bashing juniper berries, and tossing them into the pan with bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper.
