# Beef and Stilton Pie with chips and gravy

Beef and Stilton Pie with Chips and Gravy is a delicious British pub food featuring slow-braised beef in a rich red wine and port gravy, finished with creamy Stilton and tucked into crisp shortcrust pastry, served with triple-cooked chips and a glossy beefy gravy.

- Cuisine: British
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- baking tray
- large pan
- knife
- colander
- pot
- slotted spoon
- whisk
- rolling pin
- pie dish
- baking paper
- oven

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-06-20

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