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Shropshire Rabbit Pie




Source of Recipe


the web


Recipe Introduction


Shropshire Pie is a deep-dish rabbit pie with wine and spices along with rabbit or chicken livers and is coated in breadcrumbs.



List of Ingredients




150 g (6 oz) shortcrust pastry
2 rabbits, jointed
150 g (6 oz) diced fatty bacon bits
75 g (3 oz) breadcrumbs
the livers from the rabbits or 100 g (4 oz) chicken livers
2 tablespoons milk
salt and pepper
thyme, marjoram
300 ml (1/2 pint) red wine
1 pinch of nutmeg
1 egg, beaten
25 g (1 oz) butter

Recipe



1. Fry the jointed rabbit in the butter.

2. Mince the livers, the bacon and the herbs togethers, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

3. Bind these ingredients together with the breadcrumbs which have been soaked in the milk and egg.

4. Shape this liver forcemeat into little balls and lay among the rabbit joints in the pie dish.

5. Add the red wine, made up if necessary with water, to just cover the rabbit.

6. Roll out the pastry and make a lid.

7. Close the pie, leaving a hole in the lid and bake for 1 1/2 hours at 180 - 190°C, 350 - 375°F, mark 4 - 5.

8. If the pastry is browning too soon, cover with foil.