Recipe: Perfect Veluwe Hunter's Pie

Veluwe Hunter's Pie. Great recipe for Veluwe Hunter's Pie. One of my favourite recipes handed down to me by my mother. It's a traditional hunter's pie from the Veluwe area of the Netherlands using local ingredients found in the forests and heaths of the area (mostly).

Add the venison, broth, thyme and nutmeg. Chop onion and garlic and brown in the oil. Add ground venison and cook until brown. You can cook Veluwe Hunter's Pie using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Veluwe Hunter's Pie

1. It's of Meat.
2. You need 500 grams of beef or venison.
3. It's of Vegetables.
4. Prepare 1 kg of potatoes.
5. It's 500 grams of onions.
6. Prepare 125 grams of butter.
7. You need 1 cup of vinegar.
8. It's of worcestershiresauce.
9. You need of breadcrumbs.
10. It's of applesauce.
11. Prepare of Spices.
12. It's 2 of bayleaves.
13. It's 4 of whole cloves.
14. Prepare 5 of squashed juniper berries.
15. It's 1 pinch of salt.
16. Prepare 5 of crushed peppercorns.

Chop onion and carrots and slice garlic. Heat oil in a heavy skillet. Brown meat and spoon out into pie dish. Place in hot oven for a few minutes to set; then fill casserole with stew and cover with layer of mashed potatoes and brown in hot oven.

Veluwe Hunter's Pie instructions

1. Cook the meat: first brown on both sides, then add some water and the cup of vinegar together with the spices..
2. After an hour of slow cooking add the onions. Leave it all stewing for an additional hour..
3. Boil the potatoes well and mash them. Take the meat from the pan, cut it in small pieces and mash it with the potatoes. Add the onions and meat juice until it can stirred with ease. If necessary add some butter or milk, but this is often not necessary. Season when necessary with additional salt and/or Worcestershire sauce..
4. Preheat the oven to 200C. Put the dish in an oven tray and cover it with breadcrumbs, add a few lumps of butter on top. Put it all in the oven until you get a golden brown crust.
5. Serve the dish with some applesauce on the side.

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