Our pets are an integral part of the family dynamic, and so for Valentine’s Day 2025 we want to ensure that our four-legged members aren’t left out. That’s why we have set up the ultimate romantic night in…imagine rose petals, candles and a delicious meal that both you, your partner and your pet can enjoy…
For chef Melissa Hemsley this looks like mirroring the real ingredients of Carnilove’s UK bestseller and cooking a delicious duck & pheasant dish. For Nelly, it was only fitting to go for something just as scrumptious, Carnilove Duck & Pheasant dog food.
Melissa said: “Most of you know that sweet Nelly is my first love, and I couldn’t not celebrate this Valentine’s without involving the good girl. To ensure Nelly is not left out of the fun with me and Henry, I’ve created a unique duck & pheasant pie recipe inspired by Nelly’s food from Carnilove”.
Ingredients Needed:
For the pie
- Olive oil
- 2 onions or 6 shallots, finely diced
- 2 carrots, finely diced
- 2 celery, finely diced
- 200ml red wine
- 150g roughly chopped pheasant breast
- 350g roughly chopped diced duck breast
- 2 tbsp chickpea flour
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 2 fresh thyme sprig or 1/2 tsp dried
- 2 fresh rosemary sprig or 1/2 tsp dried
- 2 garlic cloves, finely diced
- 500ml chicken stock
- sea salt & pepper
- 1 small pumpkin or squash, peeled & deseeded, fresh roughly chopped, roughly 600g weight
- 3 tbsp milk
- 3 tbsp butter
- sea salt & pepper to taste
- Fry the onions, carrots and celery in olive oil
- Add thyme, rosemary, garlic and tomato puree
- Set aside
- In the same pan, dust the meat with flour, salt and pepper and brown for a few minutes on each side with a little extra oil
- Add everything together with wine and the chicken stock
- Meanwhile simmer the pumpkin chunks in salted water until tender. Mash with milk, butter and salt
- Transfer everything to a tin, top with mash and shuzzzh up the mash
- Bake for 20 minutes until the top is golden brown
- Serve with buttered cabbage and a kiss from the sous chef
Watch the recipe come to life here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFvZdgBoS67/
