Steak and Ale Pie
Steak and Ale Pie

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Good meat, good beer and good pastry - it's clear why this steak and ale pie is a winner. Tender pieces of steak are cooked with vegetables and English ale, then wrapped in a flaky buttery crust. Being British means loving a good savory Meat pies are popular pub grub and perfect comfort food.

Steak and Ale Pie is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Steak and Ale Pie is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook steak and ale pie using 17 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Steak and Ale Pie:
  1. Get 750 grams diced beef
  2. Take 2 onion, chopped
  3. Prepare 2 can sliced carrots
  4. Get 1 clove garlic
  5. Make ready 500 ml beef stock
  6. Make ready 1 can boddingtons
  7. Take 1 tbsp basil
  8. Make ready 1 tbsp thyme
  9. Take 1 salt
  10. Get black pepper
  11. Make ready 500 grams mushrooms
  12. Get 40 grams porcini mushrooms
  13. Take 3 tbsp flour
  14. Take 2 tbsp oil
  15. Make ready 200 ml water
  16. Take 1 tbsp cornflour
  17. Get 500 grams shortcrust pastry

So if the thrill of all that self-denial has already worn off, I'd like to suggest something a little more wholesome to fill the gap where mince pies once lay, and that something is. Beat an egg and brush all the exposed puff pastry with the egg wash. Steak pie in Britain isn't made with what Americans would call "steak" (British cooks use the word "steak" broadly, so it encompasses cuts like chuck and I opted for a straightforward ale (I grabbed a Newcastle), which would boost flavor without being obtrusive. Then I added the rest of the beef stock.

Instructions to make Steak and Ale Pie:
  1. Start off by adding the diced beef to some flour and mixing well. Once done add a little oil to a large pan and heating. Add the diced beef and brown. While this is going on add the porcini mushrooms to a small pan of water and leave to cook for about 10 mins.
  2. Once browned add the onion and beef stock to the mix and keep stirring.
  3. Once throughly mixed add the carrots and mushrooms.
  4. At this point add the porcini mushrooms to the mix again keep stirring.
  5. Again keep stirring as the mix will stick to bottom of pan other wise. At this point add the boddingtons.
  6. At this point it will probably look quite watery but dont worry it will thicken up. At this point you can add the salt, pepper and thyme.
  7. Finally after about 20 mins add the basil and either some cornflour or oxo cubes to help thicken the mixture up.
  8. Once you have finally got the mixture ready time to sort your pie out. Get your self about 500g of shortcrust pastry either buy or make yourself.
  9. Roll the pastry out on a flat surface your going to need to split the pastry for the bottom and topping also depending on the size of your dish.
  10. Line the dish with the first lot of pastry making sure there is an overlap on the outside of the dish.
  11. Next take your mixture amd sieve it so that alot of the juicy drops into a bowl underneath.
  12. Add the sieved mixture to your dish till just below the top and level.
  13. Take the second part of your pastry and cover the dish pushing the edges together and slightly into the dish to make a crust around the outside.
  14. Finally using a knife slice a few lines into the pastry so it cooks evenly.
  15. Place in the oven about 180 for about 30 mins or till pastry golden brown.

This hearty steak and ale pie recipe features tender steak, thick and robust gravy and light pastry. You'll want to serve this again and again. A steak pie is a traditional meat pie served in Britain. It is made from stewing steak and beef gravy, enclosed in a pastry shell. Sometimes mixed vegetables are included in the filling.

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