Beef and Ale Pie

Name: Beef and Ale Pie
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 900g beef chuck, cubed; 1 large onion, diced; 2 carrots, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 300ml dark ale; 400ml beef stock; 2 tbsp plain flour; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tsp thyme; 1 sheet puff pastry; 1 egg, beaten; salt and pepper to taste

A rich British pub-style pie with slow-braised beef and a buttery shortcrust lid. Cooling the beef filling completely before it goes into the pie dish stops the pastry lid turning soggy from residual heat and steam.

Total time

145 min

Prep

25 min

Cook

120 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

British

Ingredients

900gbeef chuck, cubed

1large onion, diced

2carrots, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

300mldark ale

400mlbeef stock

2 tbspplain flour

2 tbsptomato paste

1 tspthyme

1 sheetpuff pastry

1egg, beaten

salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Brown beef in batches. Set aside. Sauté onion, carrot and garlic.

Return beef. Add flour, tomato paste, ale, stock and thyme. Simmer 1.5 hours.

Cool filling. Pour into a pie dish.

Top with puff pastry. Brush with egg. Score the top.

Bake at 200°C for 25 minutes until pastry is puffed and golden.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

623

Protein

62.9g

Fat

35g

Carbs

13.6g

Fiber

1.9g

Sodium

575mg

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