Medieval Game Hen Pot Pie

Name: Medieval Game Hen Pot Pie
Prep time: 3 h 25 min
Cook time: 3 h 25 min
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 142 grams 2 percent milk; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 Cornish game hen, thawed and giblets removed; 170 grams mixed dried fruit, such as prunes, apricots, mission figs, candied ginger; 1 large egg yolk, beaten; 567 grams all-purpose flour, plus extra for kneading and rolling; 5 sprigs fresh thyme; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 0 teaspoons ground cumin; 118 milliliters honey; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 99 grams kosher salt; 0 teaspoons paprika; 946 milliliters water; 1 Tbsp water; 142 grams water; 213 grams lard

Medieval Game Hen Pot Pie might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 72g of protein, 38g of fat, and a total of 2083 calories. This recipe covers 48% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. Head to the store and pick up fruit, egg yolk, water, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.

Instructions

Put the hen in a 1 gallon re-sealable plastic bag with the water, honey, and salt. Seal the bag and move around vigorously for 1 to 2 minutes to distribute the honey and dissolve the salt. Set the bag in a leak-proof container and refrigerate for 1 hour.

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Honey

Water

Salt

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Ziploc Bags

For the pastry: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Whisk together the flour and salt in a small mixing bowl and set aside.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Combine the milk, water, and lard in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil, approximately 3 minutes.

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Water

Lard

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Remove the pan from the heat, add the flour all at once, and stir with a wooden spoon until combined and the mixture begins to form into a ball of dough.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Wooden Spoon

Frying Pan

Place the dough onto a floured work surface and knead until cooled, approximately 5 minutes. Divide the dough in half, and divide one of the pieces in half again. Set aside.

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Dough

Combine the egg and water in a small bowl. Set aside.

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Water

Egg

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Bowl

Remove the hen from the brine and pat dry. Use kitchen shears to cut away the skin from the breast of the hen.

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Brine

Place the dried fruit into the cavity of the hen and tie the legs with butchers twine.

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Dried Fruit

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Kitchen Twine

Place the hen in the center of a piece of parchment and trace an oval approximately 1/2-inch larger than the hen, approximately 8 1/2 inches long by 6 1/2 inches wide.

Remove the hen from the parchment and turn the paper over to avoid getting pencil on the dough.

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Dough

Roll the two quarters of dough into ovals according to the template; this is the base and the top of the pot pie.

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Dough

Base

Roll

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Pot

Place one of the ovals in the center of the parchment. Set the other oval aside.

Roll the remaining half of dough into a 1/2-inch thick and 4-inch wide strip of dough that will go around the oval piece and surround the hen.

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Dough

Roll

Brush around the edge of the base pastry with egg wash.

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Base

Egg

Place the thyme sprigs on the base, then top with the hen.

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Fresh Thyme

Base

Place the 4-inch wide strip of dough around the hen, forming a "wall" around the hen. Press the ends together. Press down to seal this to the base pastry.

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Dough

Base

Sprinkle the hen with the allspice, black pepper, cumin, and paprika.

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Black Pepper