Scottish Venison Pie | Great British Food Awards

Ingredients

• 115g smoked streaky bacon, diced
• 175g small shallots, peeled and chopped
• 3 tbsps olive oil
• 750g Scottish venison leg meat, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
• 3 tbsps tomato purée
• 1 tsp coarse ground black pepper
• 3 tbsps plain flour
• 115g small button mushrooms
• 250ml red wine
• 400ml hot beef or vegetable stock
• 2 tsps juniper berries
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• 2 tsps dried thyme
• 500g ready-made butter puff pastry
• Flour for rolling
• 1 free-range egg
• 1 tbsp milk