COLONIAL GAME PIE

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This recipe is from the early 1800's and was found in the attic of this historic hotel with the first innkeeper's registry.-Braddock Tavern, Joel Gaughan, Medford, New Jersey

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 2h30m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 19

1/2 pound sliced bacon, diced
2-1/2 pounds beef stew meat, cubed
2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) beef broth
1/2 cup red currant jelly
2 dressed rabbit (about 3 pounds each), cut up
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) chicken broth
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 pound pearl onions
2 medium carrots, diced
2 medium potatoes, diced
1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 dressed duck (4-1/2 pounds), cut up
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cold water
1 package (17.3 ounces) frozen puff pastry, thawed

Steps:

  • In a kettle, cook bacon until crisp; drain, reserving bacon and 1/4 cup drippings in pan. Brown beef in drippings. Add beef broth and jelly; cover and simmer 45 minutes. Cover rabbits with water in a pot; simmer for 1 hour or until meat falls from bones. , Remove meat; set aside (discard bones). To beef mixture, add chicken broth,, bay leaf, salt, pepper and cayenne; simmer 20 minutes. Add onions, carrots, potatoes and mushrooms; simmer 20 minutes or until tender. Remove bay leaf. , In another pot, cover duck with water; simmer until the meat nearly falls from bones. Remove meat; set aside. Mix flour and water; stir into beef mixture. Cook until thickened. Add rabbit and duck meat. Cut puff pastry into 3-in. squares and place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes; place on individual servings of meat mixture.

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