Steak and Ale Pie
The British pub pie — chunks of beef braised slowly in dark ale with onions and mushrooms until the gravy is thick and glossy, then baked under a puff pastry lid.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 kg braising beef (chuck), in 4 cm chunks
- 3 tbsp plain flour
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper, ground
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 250 g chestnut mushrooms, quartered
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 500 ml dark ale
- 250 ml beef stock
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 ready-rolled puff pastry (320 g sheet)
- 1 egg, beaten
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 3772 kcal · P 304.4g · C 161.7g · F 206.1g
Estimated from 17 of 17 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Toss the beef with the flour, salt and pepper. Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a heavy casserole over high heat and brown the beef in 3 batches, 5 minutes each, until deep brown. Lift it out.
- 2Lower the heat to medium, add the remaining oil, the onions and mushrooms and cook for 8–10 minutes until browned. Add the garlic and tomato purée for 1 minute.
- 3Pour in the ale and scrape up the browned bits, then add the stock, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, bay leaves and sugar and return the beef. Bring to a simmer.
- 4Cover and cook in a 160°C oven for 2–2½ hours, until the beef is tender and the gravy thick; if it is still thin, simmer it uncovered on the hob for 10 minutes.
- 5Remove the thyme stalks and bay leaves and let the filling cool completely, ideally overnight. A hot filling makes the pastry soggy.
- 6Heat the oven to 200°C. Spoon the filling into a 1.5-litre pie dish, cover with the pastry, trim, press it onto the rim, brush with egg and cut a steam hole.
- 7Bake for 30–35 minutes until puffed and deep golden, and rest for 5 minutes before serving.
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Questions and answers
How long does Steak and Ale Pie take to make?
About 220 minutes: 30 min prep and 190 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Steak and Ale Pie?
17 ingredients: braising beef, plain flour, salt, black pepper, sunflower oil, onions, chestnut mushrooms, garlic, tomato purée, dark ale, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce and 5 more.
How many servings does this Steak and Ale Pie recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Steak and Ale Pie?
About 629 kcal, with 50.7 g protein, 27 g carbohydrate and 34.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Steak and Ale Pie?
Steak and Ale Pie comes from British cuisine.
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