Marinated Beef Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups red wine
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 celery rib, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 teaspoon marjoram
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns, crushed
• 2 lbs beef (chuck or blade)
• flour, for dredging
• oil, for frying
• 1 sheet puff pastry
• 1 egg, lightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 combine all the ingredients for the marinade in a saucepan, bring to the boil and allow to cool.
• 2 cut the beef into bite-sized pieces and place in a glass bowl.
• 3 cover with the marinade and marinate for at least 24 hours in the refrigerator.
• 4 drain meat, toss in flour and brown in hot oil.
• 5 cut pastry into 8 (4 1/2") rounds. press into 3" muffin cups. spoon 1/2 cup of the meat mixture into each cup and cover top with pastry. bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.