PIE Night

fireisdangerous · 25 Apr 2017 at 15:58

Used to be a traditional with the wife before we had kids that we took it in turns to make a pie every other Tuesday night.

Going to restart the tradition so looking for some pie ideas to get the creative juices flowing again.

Wife is fussy aren't they all so will only eat chicken or Beef. NO MUSHROOMS that is one of the few things we agree on lol

Look forward to your suggestions. Will try and remember to post the results.

d_brennen · 25 Apr 2017 at 16:09

Cream pie? That's what I used to make the Mrs before the little ones arrived

Cleisthenes · 25 Apr 2017 at 16:14

d_brennen said:
Cream pie? That's what I used to make the Mrs before the little ones arrived

This is a family forum, you monster!

cheesyboy · 25 Apr 2017 at 16:15

Damn, thought this would be a really interesting thread until the fussiness limitations

We made pasties, but would work as pies, of venison and pheasant, as we had built up a stockpile of both in the freezer. Slow cooked in a red wine/gravy sauce with carrots, onion etc, they were delicious.

Raymond Lin · 25 Apr 2017 at 18:03

Chicken pie.
Beef pie.

The end.

da_mic_1530 · 25 Apr 2017 at 18:17

d_brennen said:
Cream pie? That's what I used to make the Mrs before the little ones arrived

Sig worthy

bsoltan · 25 Apr 2017 at 18:28

Can you give us some examples of what you did before?

fireisdangerous · 25 Apr 2017 at 21:35

You can ignore the limitations as cam always do separate pies. Previously did your basic chicken and beef pies from memory which is why id like some other ideas.

fireisdangerous · 25 Apr 2017 at 21:36

d_brennen said:
Cream pie? That's what I used to make the Mrs before the little ones arrived

stay classy lol

the-evaluator · 26 Apr 2017 at 13:19

We often guy mixed game from Ocado which has venison, phesant and partridge in. We then stew that for a couple of hours, bung it in a pie dish and cover with home made puff pastry. Delicious.

We don't go for the full pie crust as I get awful heartburn if I eat too much pasty so it'd end up going to waste.

The last pie we had was slow cooked beef shin (add a star anise when cooking - the flavour is utterly amazing) in suet crust. Yum.

ci_newman · 26 Apr 2017 at 15:27

I have a really great recipe for chicken, bacon and mushroom but... well...

fireisdangerous · 26 Apr 2017 at 15:32

No need for mushrooms, Think I might try a chicken fajita pie next week.

antc · 26 Apr 2017 at 18:15

Raymond Lin said:
Chicken pie.
Beef pie.

The end.

When you say Beef, do you mean minced beef and onion, or do you mean like steak pie?

I would personally say -

Steak Pie
Chicken Pie (no mushrooms)

bsoltan · 26 Apr 2017 at 19:03

With beef, branch out with your cuts. Do them on the bone and you could stick the bone out of the crust for amusement.
Rib of beef, beef shin, etc.

For both you can consider any 'stewy' like dish. So chicken/beef curry pies. Chili con carne pie...

robfosters · 26 Apr 2017 at 19:13

Best pies I've ever had. The ale and pie tasting board is awesome. 3 pies, mash and 3 different ales.

http://www.jackhornerpub.co.uk/food

uv · 3 May 2017 at 20:38

might sound weird, but the last batch of pies I made were filled with this beef/beetroot curry: http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/recipes/chaukandar-gosht-recipe

delish!