Pheasant Pot Pie
2
pheasants
4 cups water
1 medium onion, quartered
1 celery rib,
quartered
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/4
teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon Worchestershire
sauce
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 jar whole
onions, drained
1 package (10 ounces) frozen peas
1 1/2 cups sliced
carrots
1 jar (2 ounces) sliced pimentos, drained
Pastry for a
single-crust pie
In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, place pheasants,
water, quartered onion, celery and garlic; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat;
cover and simmer for 60 minutes or until tender. Remove meat, cool. Debone and
set aside. Strain broth, discarding vegetables.
Measure 3 1/2 cups broth
and place in a saucepan. Add lemon juice, salt, pepper, Worchestershire sauce
and nutmeg. Remove 1/2 cup and stir in flour. Bring broth in saucepan to a
boil.
Add flour mixture; boil 1 minute or until thickened and bubbly. Add
the whole onions, peas, carrots, pimentos, and pheasant; mix well. Spoon into a
2 1/2 quart baking dish.
Roll pastry to fit dish; place over meat mixture
and seal edges to dish. Cut small steam vents in crust. Bake at 425 degrees F
for 35-40 minutes or golden brown.
Serve and
Enjoy!