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DISH WITH TISH: VENISON SHEPHERD’S PIE

DISH WITH TISH: VENISON SHEPHERD’S PIE

Prep Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
1h30mins
Difficulty
Easy
Serves
4
DISH WITH TISH: VENISON SHEPHERD’S PIE
DISH WITH TISH: VENISON SHEPHERD’S PIE

Ingredients

For the Ragù

  • 600g venison shoulder or leg, finely diced or minced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 carrot, finely diced
  • 1 celery stick, finely diced
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 150ml Rioja (or other good Spanish red wine)
  • 200ml beef or venison stock
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Salt & pepper to taste

For the Mash

  • 800g floury potatoes (Maris Piper or King Edward), peeled and chopped
  • 50g butter
  • 50ml whole milk (warmed)
  • 50g Parmesan, finely grated
  • 30g Pecorino, finely grated
  • 50g Taleggio, chopped into small pieces
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Directions

Method

Make the Ragù

  1. Heat olive oil in a heavy pan over medium heat.
  2. Add the chopped onion, garlic, carrot, and celery
  3. Sauté until soft and golden
  4. Add the venison and brown thoroughly
  5. Stir in tomato purée and cook for 2 minutes
  6. Pour in Rioja and let it reduce by half
  7. Add stock, rosemary, and bay leaf
  8. Simmer gently for 45–60 minutes until rich and thick. Season to taste

Prepare the mash

  1. Boil potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain and steam dry
  2. Mash with butter and warm milk until smooth.
  3. Fold in Parmesan, Pecorino, and Taleggio. Season generously

Assemble and bake

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan)
  2. Spoon ragù into a baking dish
  3. Top with cheesy mash, spreading evenly
  4. Optional: sprinkle extra Parmesan on top for a golden crust
  5. Bake for 25–30 minutes until bubbling and golden

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British Pie Week calls for proper roots.

This Saturday, we’re collaborating with @manzespieandmash - one of London’s oldest and most iconic pie shops.

Slow-cooked mutton pie with signature liquor.
A proper classic, done properly.

Available Saturday 7th March at Cubitt House pubs and M. Manze branches.

Limited pies. Get it while it’s hot.

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British Pie Week calls for proper roots. This Saturday, we’re collaborating with @manzespieandmash - one of London’s oldest and most iconic pie shops. Slow-cooked mutton pie with signature liquor. A proper classic, done properly. Available Saturday 7th March at Cubitt House pubs and M. Manze branches. Limited pies. Get it while it’s hot.

A few of the faces behind the pastry.

With our Chef Director @ben.tish at the helm, Pie Week has officially commenced.

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A few of the faces behind the pastry. With our Chef Director @ben.tish at the helm, Pie Week has officially commenced. #britishpieweek #cubitthouse #bestpiesinlondon #britishfood

Today, Ana Da Costa takes over our Pie Week menu across seven Cubitt House pubs.

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Today, Ana Da Costa takes over our Pie Week menu across seven Cubitt House pubs. Her Mapo Tofu pie brings something bold to the table - and it’s on the menu for one day only. 7 chefs. 7 pies. 7 days. #britishpieweek #cubitthouse #bestpiesinlondon

Cubitt House goes back to where it all started.

To mark British Pie Week, Chef Director @ben.tish visited @manzespieandmash in Peckham, stepping inside one of London’s historic pie and mash houses to see the craft up close.

Because some things are worth doing the old way. Pie Week, with proper roots.

#britishpieweek #cubitthouse #bestpiesinlondon #britishfood

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Cubitt House goes back to where it all started. To mark British Pie Week, Chef Director @ben.tish visited @manzespieandmash in Peckham, stepping inside one of London’s historic pie and mash houses to see the craft up close. Because some things are worth doing the old way. Pie Week, with proper roots. #britishpieweek #cubitthouse #bestpiesinlondon #britishfood

Consider this the full briefing.

Seven chefs.
Seven very different pies.
Seven days to try them.

Pie Week at Cubitt House.

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Consider this the full briefing. Seven chefs. Seven very different pies. Seven days to try them. Pie Week at Cubitt House. @robin.gill.food @manzespieandmash @brownoli939 @ecstasy_cookbook @_lotsofbutter @aureliendudu85 @chef_sits #britishpieweek #cubitthouse #bestpiesinlondon #britishfood

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