Steak and Ale PieAn English Classic. |
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Ingredients for 4
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| Ingredients | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | grams | braising steak | |
| 200 | grams | puff pastry (ready made) | |
| 200 | grams | chestnut mushrooms | |
| 200 | grams | potato | |
| 1 | onion | onion (medium size, 160g each) | (160 grams) |
| 1 1/4 | carrot | carrot | (100 grams) |
| 1 | egg | egg | (50 grams) |
| 3 | tablespoons | plain flour | (25 grams) |
| 2 | tablespoons | butter | (25 grams) |
| 1 1/16 | tablespoon | sunflower oil | (16 grams) |
| 1 | teaspoon | sugar | (5 grams) |
| 3/4 | teaspoons | salt | (4 grams) |
| 1 | clove | fresh garlic (medium size, 3g each) | (3 grams) |
| 2 | leafs | bay leaf | (2 grams) |
| 1/8 | teaspoon | ground black pepper | (0.4 grams) |
| 200 | mls | ale (beer) | |
| 120 | mls | beef stock | |
Method
See detailed step-by-step instructions below. Instead of putting the pie into a dish and covering that with the puff pastry, you can bake individual pieces of puff pastry in the oven and server it on a plate with a piece of pastry on top.
Serve with vegetables and a pint of ale.
Step-by-Step Instructions
 | Dice the steak into cubes. |
 | Roughly chop the onion. |
 | Chop the garlic. |
 | And here is our lovely diced braising steak. |
 | Put the flour, salt and pepper into a plastic bag. |
 | Put the diced steak into the bag and shake well until all the meat is evenly covered. |
 | Put the vegetable oil and butter into a saucepan and heat up. Add the onions and garlic and fry until the onions turn translucent. |
 | Now add the beef and fry until evenly browned. |
 | This is what your beef should look like. |
 | Now add the ale. |
 | And the beef stock (I'm using stock made from a stock cube here - check the instructions on the package). |
 | Add the bay leaves. |
 | And the sugar. |
 | Chop the lower part of the stem off your chestnut mushrooms, then quarter the mushrooms. |
 | Add the mushrooms to your saucepan. |
 | Dice the potatoes and carrots. |
 | Simmer for 45 minutes, then add the carrots and potatoes. Now is the time to preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius / 350 Fahrenheit / Gas Mark 4. Simmer for another 45 minutes after having added the potatoes and carrots. |
 | Roll out your puff pastry to that it's slightly larger then the top of the oven proof dish you will be using for your pie. |
 | Don't fold or overwork the dough. Puff pastry has lots of layers and has to be treated carefully. |
 | Whisk your egg with a fork. |
 | Put the steak and sauce into your oven proof dish, then cover with the rolled-out pastry. Decorate, and brush with the beaten egg. Put into the oven and leave it there for 25 minutes or until the puff pastry is done. You can tell that my kids made the decorations :-) |
| And here is our finished pie! You can also use individual pie dishes or do chunks of puff pastry in the oven on their own and serve each plate with a piece of puff pastry. |