Steak And Guinness Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 lbs beef chuck, trimmed and cut into one inch cubes (or use lean stewing beef, well trimmed)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms, sliced
• 3 -4 carrots, peeled, sliced
• 5 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried herbes de provence or 1 teaspoon equivalent mixture herbs
• 1 cup guinness extra stout beer
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 15 ounces beef broth
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• salt and pepper
• 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed if frozen

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 in a large dutch oven or heavy pot, heat the vegetable oil over medium high heat.
• 3 carefully add the beef and sear until it is brown on all sides. add the chopped onion, mushrooms, and carrots; lower the heat to medium and continue cooking until the onion is translucent and the mushrooms are done.
• 4 stir in the garlic and cook about a minute more. add the tomato paste, bay leaves and herbes de provence, stirring until well blended.
• 5 pour in the beer, wine, and beef broth, stirring well.
• 6 cover, reduce heat and simmer for an hour to an hour and a half. the meat should be very tender. take off the cover and taste for richness. if it needs more flavor and reducing, simmer for a short while longer uncovered.
• 7 in a small bowl, work the flour into the butter to form a ball. stir the butter/flour mixture well into the simmering stew to thicken. salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 at this point you may cool the stew and refrigerate to use later. if serving right away spoon into a casserole or casseroles, and top with a layer of puff pastry.
• 9 cutting the puff pastry:.
• 10 lay a sheet of puff pastry on a lightly floured surface. using the lid from your casserole as a template, cut around the puff pastry dough with a knife. place on top of the casserole before baking.
• 11 brush the pastry with milk or beaten egg for added color, and bake in a preheated 400 degree oven according to package instructions, or until pastry is golden brown. serve with vegetables on the side (peas, carrots, and mounds of fluffy mashed potatoes).
• 12 makes about 6 cups (4-6 servings).