Game & Country Recipes

Pheasant, leek and bacon pie in a creamy mustard sauce under golden puff pastry.

Traditional Scotch broth with lamb, pearl barley and root vegetables. A hearty one-pot soup for cold days.

Easy mulled wine with orange, cinnamon, cloves and star anise. A warming drink for Bonfire Night and winter walks.

Classic homemade sloe gin with just sloes, sugar and gin. Make it this month and it will be ready by Christmas.

Venison cottage pie with rich game mince, root vegetables and buttery mash. A cosy family bake for six.

Venison and ale pie with tender slow-cooked venison, stout gravy and a golden puff pastry lid.

A gluten-free venison stew topped with fluffy gluten-free dumplings. Rich, slow-cooked and hearty.

A rich, dairy-free venison ragu with red wine, tomatoes and rosemary, slow-cooked until tender and served with pasta.

Slow-cooked beef brisket with stout, onions and a smoky rub. A fall-apart Halloween and Bonfire Night feast for a crowd.

Vegetarian mushroom Wellington with chestnuts, thyme and golden puff pastry. A show-stopping autumn and Christmas main that can be made ahead.

Creamy butternut squash risotto with sage. A warming vegetarian autumn dinner ready in 45 minutes.