Beef and Stilton Pie with chips and gravy
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Cut the beef into chunks and place them on a baking tray.
- 2Add olive oil to a hot pan.
- 3Sear the beef chunks until browned on all sides, then remove them from the pan.
- 4Peel and chop onions, carrots, celery, and garlic.
- 5Add the chopped vegetables to the pan.
- 6Add fresh rosemary and thyme to the vegetables.
- 7Pour red wine into the pan.
- 8Add tomato paste.
- 9Season with salt and pepper.
- 10Add beef broth.
- 11Add Worcestershire sauce.
- 12Return the seared beef to the pan and stir.
- 13Cover the pan and let it simmer.
- 14Wash potatoes thoroughly.
- 15Peel and cut the potatoes into thick chip shapes.
- 16Rinse the cut potatoes in cold water until the water runs clear.
- 17Boil the chips until tender.
- 18Remove the cooked beef from the pan and shred it using forks.
- 19Pour some of the liquid from the pan over the shredded beef.
- 20Cover the beef with foil and set aside.
- 21Remove the par-boiled chips from the water and let them cool on a rack.
- 22Make the gravy by melting butter in a pot.
- 23Add flour to the butter to create a roux, then pour in the strained cooking liquid from the beef.
- 24Whisk until the gravy thickens.
- 25Crumble Stilton cheese and add it to the gravy, stirring until melted and combined.
- 26Add the shredded beef to the Stilton gravy and mix well.
- 27Roll out the pie dough and line a pie dish with it.
- 28Trim excess dough from the edges.
- 29Line the pie crust with baking paper and pie weights, then blind bake it.
- 30Remove the baking paper and weights after blind baking.
- 31Fill the pie crust with the beef and Stilton mixture.
- 32Cover the pie with another rolled-out layer of dough.
- 33Seal the edges of the pie and create a vent in the center.
- 34Brush the top of the pie with egg wash.
- 35Roll out remaining dough and cut out letters to spell "PIE".
- 36Place the letters on top of the pie.
- 37Bake the pie until golden brown.
- 38Strain the remaining liquid from the beef cooking process to make gravy.
- 39Deep fry the par-boiled chips until golden and crispy.
- 40Serve a slice of the beef and Stilton pie with chips and a generous pour of gravy.
Ingredients
- beef
- olive oil
- onions
- carrots
- celery
- garlic
- rosemary
- thyme
- red wine
- tomato paste
- salt
- pepper
- beef broth
- Worcestershire sauce
- potatoes
- butter
- flour
- Stilton cheese
- pie crust
- egg wash
Equipment
baking traylarge panknifecolanderpotslotted spoonwhiskrolling pinpie dishbaking paperoven
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