Battersea Pie Station's 'The Rudolph' pie

After practically being snowed in over the last few days our friends at the Battersea Pie Station really came through for us, sending us a couple of their seasonal 'Rudolph' reindeer pies.

These were the scenes outside on Friday when a cold courier arrived with two 'Rudolph' reindeer pies under his arm.

The 'Rudolph' pie is made from organic free-range reindeer meat in a red wine and mushroom sauce, garnished with a dusting of herbs.  The pie is available now until the end of December only at Battersea Pie Station's Covent Garden store.

Whilst an uncommon choice of meat in Britain, reindeer are one of the most abundant animals on the planet and are widely consumed in Scandinavia where they're prized for a rich, gamey, sweet flavour.  In contrast to other fatty festive favourites such as goose and ham, reindeer is low in fat, high in protein and rich in minerals.

All the reindeer meat used by Battersea Pie Station is free range from ranches (not farms) in Sweden, which have no fences or enclosures.  This means the animals roam free and live off natural vegetation. 

After getting back in from the cold we put on the Christmas hits and got the oven on for what would be one of the best meals we've had all year.  Who'd have known that reindeer would be so delicious??

We strongly recommend you  have a quick look at our photos below and then check out 'The Rudolph' at Battersea PIE Station at Lower Ground Floor, 28 The Market, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 8RA before December is done.