Yorkshire Handmade Pies, which crafts ‘proper pies’ using the best sustainable Yorkshire ingredients, has unveiled its latest offering, a Belted Galloway and Buffalo Blue Cheese Pie.
The Belted Galloway Pie is made with a winning combination of succulent Yorkshire heritage Belted Galloway beef, Shepherd’s Purse Buffalo Blue cheese and Black Sheep Brewery Riggwelter ale. It’s slow-cooked with Henderson’s relish, mushrooms, beef stock and fresh herbs before being encased in a crispy light pastry.
The award-winning British pie producer, which has a strong ethos on sustainability and provenance, is leading the change by choosing to celebrate British heritage beef. Its new pie includes beef from Yorkshire Belted Galloway cattle – one of Britain’s oldest and purest native breeds.
All the Galloway beef is from one single farmer to ensure provenance. Championing a true ‘farm to fork’ and ‘tail to nose’ philosophy, Yorkshire Handmade Pies ensure they use the whole cattle by additionally selling choice cuts such as sirloin, fillet, ribeye, and rump steaks that are left over from the pies.
Putting quality local ingredients at the heart of its pies, Yorkshire Handmade Pies has additionally collaborated with two local Yorkshire food producers who are situated within a 10-mile radius of its Ripon pie kitchen.
Buffalo Blue is a handmade artisan cheese from award-winning Yorkshire cheese producer Shepherd’s Purse. It is a smooth, creamy blue made from the highest quality milk from a British single herd of water buffalo.
Riggwelter ale, from Yorkshire Brewery Black Sheep, takes its name from a local Yorkshire Dales farming term which has Nordic roots; ‘rygg;’ meaning back and ‘velte’, meaning to overturn. A sheep is said to be ‘riggwelted’ when it has rolled onto its back and is unable to get back up without assistance! The ale has layers of chocolate and coffee with dark fruits and is a perfect companion to British beef.
James Sturdy (above), the founder and Managing Director of Yorkshire Handmade Pies, said, “It’s a great time to shine a spotlight on heritage beef as a hero ingredient in our mouth-watering Belted Galloway Pie. We are truly passionate about using sustainable and local ingredients that also champion other local Yorkshire farmers.
“Our pie has a real depth of flavour gained from the rich and hearty Belted Galloway beef. The Buffalo Blue cheese adds an interesting creamy dimension whilst adding an additional meaty umami flavour. In addition, the Riggwelter ale adds a fruity liquorice note – it’s a real belter of a pie!”
Belted Galloway Beef Farmer Sam Webster said, “My family has farmed at Mowbray Hill for over 100 years. The ‘belties’ first appeared in 2005 when I bought six heifers as an engagement present for my wife, Sarah. Numbers grew from there, and we have had a soft spot for belties ever since.
“The quality of the meat is unrivalled, but to open our bedroom curtains in the morning and see belties grazing in front of the house is sure to make every day start with a smile.”
The Belted Galloway pie will be available to buy direct online from Yorkshire Handmade Pies for a box of six x 250g pies for £33. (Free delivery on every order of 2 boxes or more).
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