Louise Robinson's wood pigeon pie recipe is a fantastically luxurious yet comforting dish, making the most of this gorgeous game bird in all its glory. Louise uses the carcasses to make a rich pigeon stock for the filling, while the breasts are quickly seared before cooking briefly in the pie under a canopy of buttery, crumbly pastry. The new season is premiering July 16th, so June feels like the perfect time to test out some new Game of Thrones recipes and get those viewing party menus planned and ready. From now until June 30th, Fandom Foodie members will be creating and sharing Game of Thrones recipes, and we’d love for you to join us!
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According to several sites, you can make your Frey Pie from the comfort of your home!
Of course the original recipe served by Arya to the old Walder Frey in the tenth episode of the sixth season has two ingredients that are complete and totally original.
I transcribe here some of the ingredients of this marvelous pie:
:woman: :egg: Basic cake batter (Well, now ... Every girl of marriageable age knows how to make cake dough!).
Filling
:woman: :egg: Mushrooms,
:woman: :egg: Carrots,
:woman: :egg: Onions,
:woman: :egg: Turnips,
:woman: :egg: Spices such as rosemary, oregano,
:woman: :egg: Pepper and salt to taste.
Special Ingredients:
:woman: :egg: Lothar Frey and
:woman: :egg: Walder Black Rivers.
Everyone saw it. Who did not watch the episode, knew about other people.
It is likely that Arya was inspired by the story of the Rat Cook - a legend in which a Night Watchman cook killed the son of a visiting king, cooked him in a pie, and served him to the king. This legend was told by Bran in the tenth episode of the third season and probably he and his brothers have heard it from the Old Nan.
What few people know is that Shakespeare (the guy who wrote Romeo and Juliet, the same) had already written a play (in the years 1584 and early 1590) in which the main character in the case, Titus Andronicus, served a similar pie for the Queen of the Goths, Tamora, with her sons Chiron and Demetrius as stuffing.
Well worth the saying that 'there is nothing new under the sun,' meaning the 'Haute Cuisine' cannibal is not Hannibal Lecter's invention.
BON APPÉTIT!
I would like to apologize for some mistake in my language because English is not my mother tongue. I wrote this blog for Game of Thrones BR, the Brazilian community of GoT and ASoIaF and I translated into English. I hope you understand.
I love Game of Thrones. First, my dad started watching it. Then my sister. When my sister tried to get me to watch it, I was like “You can’t get me to watch that stupid show! It’s stupid! Dragons! HA!”
Boy was I wrong.
Now it’s a full fledged addiction. Sundays are my new favorite day of the week. 9’o clock on Sundays are my happy place. Season six is giving me pure joy. After a full year of waiting, the premier is like being reunited with your long lost lover. Hopeful fans pray for Jon Snow’s resurrection. Utter despise for Ramsay is growing with every minute of his screen time.
But I don’t want to spoil anything, so I’ll keep quiet about the show. It’s time to talk about the food.
To get pumped for the season 6 premier, I decided to cook up a feast. My sister got a cookbook called The Feast of Ice and Fire, which holds recipes from the North, the South, the Wall, Dorne, and across the Narrow Sea. Basically this book is the key to good food. Since most of the recipes are meat heavy, I used a different recipe for the stew that I found in a vegetarian cookbook. The bread, onions, and ham come from The Feast of Ice and Fire.
I served the stew in homemade bread bowls. The bread bowls were crusty and filled to the brim with hot, hearty stew. The pearl onions were dripping with a sweet brown gravy. The ham… I don’t know. I’m vegetarian. But the way my sister was gushing over it made it clear that it will please each and every ham-eating omnivore out there. The salad sorta just sat there. Who needs salad when there are bread bowls? I’m fairly certain bread is healthier than leafy greens. My taste buds told me so.
Alright everyone, here comes a wave of recipes. Don’t be afraid to eat a ton. You need it. It’s cold in the North.
Winter is Coming.
For the bread:
Ingredients:
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons dry yeast
- 1-2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
- 3 cups warm water
- 6 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
- cornmeal (for dusting the pan)
Directions:
- Add the yeast and honey to the warm water and stir. Let sit for about five minutes before adding the flour and salt.
- Put the dough on a well-floured surface and knead it for about five minutes. If you poke the dough and it bounces back, it’s ready to go. If it’s too sticky, add a bit more flour.
- Place the dough in a large greased bowl, cover it with a towel, and let it rise in a warm area for about two hours. Once the dough has doubled in size, divide it into thirds. If you want to make bread bowls, divide the dough further. Put the dough balls on a pan sprinkled with cornmeal and let them rise for an additional 40 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to about 450 degrees F. Fill a baking dish with two cups water and place it underneath the rack where the bread will bake. This will help create a crusty crust. Bake the loaves for about 30 minutes, or until the crust is dark golden brown. The loaves should should hollow when you tap them.
For the onions:
Ingredients:
- 10 ounces pearl onions, peeled
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped rosemary or thyme (or any herb you desire)
- 1/3 cup apple cider or apple juice
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 3 cups veggie broth
Directions:
- Cut seven of the onions into quarters. Put the honey, butter, herbs, and onions into a deep frying pan and cook at medium heat. Cook for about 8 minutes, or until the onions turn golden brown, stirring to keep them from burning.
- Add the cider to the pan in 3 splashes. Let it heat between each splash. This helps the gravy taste sweet.
- Sprinkle the flour into the pan and stir well. Then add the veggie broth, and let simmer until it has reached your desired consistency. I usually add 1-2 more tablespoons of flour. Serve hot.
For the Stew:
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 potato, chopped
- 2 ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 5 cups vegetable broth, chopped (heh)
- teaspoon of thyme, sage, or rosemary
- 2 lbs white beans, about 4 cups, drained and rinsed
- 8 oz orecchiette or other pasta shapes, about 2 cups
- pinch of hot red pepper flakes
- salt and black pepper
Directions:
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan, the add the onion, garlic, and potato and cook until golden, 3-4 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, then simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- Ladle stew into bowls (preferably made out of bread.)
For the ham:
Ingredients:
- 1 spiral cut ham (we used a small cut of ham rather than an entire ham and it worked fine)
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup apple cider
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Directions:
- In a saucepan, stir together the honey, vinegar, and cider. Stew over medium heat for about ten minutes, then pour over them ham. Cook the ham according to package directions, and periodically baste the ham with the juices. Serve on a fancy platter.
Wow. Feast away. I can’t take credit for all these recipes, even though I did make modifications. I omitted ingredients we didn’t have on hand and made the ingredients vegetarian.
Here’s my works cited:
Monroe-Cassel, Chelsea, and Lehrer, Sariann. A Feast of Ice and Fire. New York: Random House. 2012. Print.
Game Of Thrones Pigeon Pie Recipe
Bramley, Tessa. Easy Vegetarian. New York: Ryland Peteres and Small. 2007. Print.