Pigeon Pie

Name: Pigeon Pie
Ingredients: pastry for 2-crust pie, unbaked; 2 Rock Cornish hens; salt and pepper to taste; 2 Tbsp. butter; 1 1/2 lb. steak, cut in 1 to 3-inch strips; two of the following: artichoke pieces, mushrooms, bamboo shoots or water chestnuts; 2 hard-boiled egg yolks; 2 c. water or chicken broth

8 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

pastry for 2-crust pie, unbaked
2 Rock Cornish hens
salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbsp. butter
1 1/2 lb. steak, cut in 1 to 3-inch strips
two of the following: artichoke pieces, mushrooms, bamboo shoots or water chestnuts
2 hard-boiled egg yolks
2 c. water or chicken broth

Directions

1

Line 6 to 8-quart baking dish with pastry.
2

Season hens with salt and pepper.
3

Put 1 tablespoon butter in each cavity and fit into dish.
4

Surround with pieces of steak and a combination of two of the artichokes, bamboo shoots, mushrooms or chestnut pieces. Sprinkle with egg yolks.
5

Add water or broth.
6

Seal top with pastry.
7

Cut slits in pastry.
8

Bake at 350° for 1 1/2 hours.