Sunday, April 6, 2008

Beef and Mushroom Pies


Ingredients
750g chuck steak, diced into 1cm cubes.
100g flour.
500ml beef stock.
500ml stout beer.
½ onion, finely diced.
200g mushrooms, chopped.
50g tomato puree.
50ml Geo. Watkins’ Mushroom Ketchup.
50ml Worcestershire sauce.
1 tblsp English mustard.
1 sprig thyme.
1 sprig parsley.
Puff pastry.
1 Egg, beaten with a dash of water.

Method
Season flour heavily with salt and pepper.
Toss beef through flour, to coat.
Over moderate heat in a heavy-based casserole, sauté floured beef pieces for 2 minutes in batches with a touch of butter.
Return beef to casserole, add tomato, and cook for 1 minute.
Add other ingredients, except pastry, to casserole, and bring to boil.
Reduce heat, cover with perforated baking paper and cook for 1 ¾ hours.
Season.
Heat oven to 220°C
Spoon pie mixture into individual ramekins.
Top each ramekin with puff pastry, brush with egg wash.
Bake pies for 20 min, until browned.

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