Rabbit Pie
1 hour 35 min
You can also use chicken to make this dish, if you are not a big fan of rabbit. Makes a very tender and hearty dish.
Mrs. Mary Hunt
3 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 50g butter
- 225g onions, chopped
- 450g diced boneless rabbit meat
- 340g carrots, peeled and diced
- 50g self raising flour
- salt and pepper
- 600ml milk
- For the pastry
- 170g self raising flour
- 85g shredded suet (or cold butter)
Method
Prep:10min ›
Cook:1hr25min ›
Ready in:1hr35min
- Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4.
- Heat butter in a large frying pan; cook onions until softened and golden.
- Add rabbit and carrots and stir. Work in flour, salt and black pepper; gradually add milk until mixture is thick and creamy. Transfer into a casserole dish and cook covered in the oven for about 45 minutes.
- For the pastry: Combine the self raising flour and suet in a mixing bowl. Mix with enough water to make into a dough. Work together into a ball with fingers until it leaves the bowl clean.
- Transfer pastry to a floured board; roll and shape out to same dimensions of your casserole dish. Secure the pastry on top of the casserole dish; bake at 200 C / Gas 6 for about 30 minutes.
