Gamekeeper's Pie Recipe -

Ingredients

• 1 onion, peeled and diced
• 35g butter
• A splash of olive oil
• 2.5kg venison shoulder, cut into three sections
• 4 pheasant legs (or just thighs if possible)
• 1 rabbit, cut into 3 sections
• 10ml red wine vinegar, plus an extra splash
• 50ml red wine
• 50ml cider
• 20ml port
• 1 carrot, peeled and cut in half lengthways
• 1 leek, whole but green parts removed
• 1 small bunch of thyme, tied together
• 300ml chicken stock
• 400g parsnips, peeled, cut in half lengthways and thinly sliced
• 400g maris piper potatoes (or any other variety suitable for mashing) peeled
• 1 large egg yolk, beaten