Medieval Meat Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs beef (any or all of beef, lamb, rabbit, venison, etc.- just 1 1/2 lbs total. sirloin steak makes the best) or 1 1/2 lbs lamb or 1 1/2 lbs rabbit or 1 1/2 lbs venison steak
• 1 cup grated cheese
• 1/2 cup currants (or any other dried fruit) or 1/2 cup raisins (or any other dried fruit)
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2-1 cup broth (whatever most of the meat is)
• 1 dash cooking wine
• 9 inches pie shells (with lid)

Recipe

• 1 broil the meat till very rare, but cooked through.
• 2 cut it into small cubes.
• 3 mix with all other ingredients except the pie shell.
• 4 for the broth, just add enough to make the mixture a little wetter.
• 5 put the mixture into the pie shell.
• 6 be sure the shell lid is sealed, and punch some holes in the top with a knife.
• 7 bake at 350 f for 45 minutes to an hour, till the shell is golden brown.
• 8 makes 6-8 slices, and can be served any temperature.
• 9 it's easiest to cut when cold.