Beef Cheek and Ale Pie
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Toss the beef cheeks in flour.
- 2Heat olive oil in a pan and brown the beef cheeks in batches.
- 3Remove the browned beef and set aside.
- 4In the same pan, sauté diced onion, carrots, and celery for 5 minutes. Add minced garlic and sauté.
- 5Add tomato paste to the pan and mix.
- 6Pour in ale and beef stock, then add roasting herbs (thyme, bay leaf).
- 7Return the beef cheeks to the pan with the liquid.
- 8Place the pan in the oven at 150°C for 3-4 hours until the beef is spoon tender.
- 9Once cooked, shred the beef cheeks.
- 10Line a pie dish with short crust pastry.
- 11Spoon the beef cheek filling into the pastry-lined pie dish.
- 12Cover the filling with another layer of short crust pastry.
- 13Trim the edges of the pastry and seal them with a fork.
- 14Brush the top of the pie with beaten egg and create a vent in the center.
- 15Bake the pie in a preheated oven at 200°C for 25-30 minutes until golden.
- 16Peel and cut Maris Piper potatoes into chip-like pieces.
- 17Boil the potato chips in cold, salted water for 8 minutes, then remove and let them cool.
- 18Heat vegetable oil to 115°C for the first fry and cook the chips for 10-12 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- 19Increase oil temperature to around 180°C and fry the chips again until golden brown.
- 20Pour marrow fat peas into a pan and bring to a simmer, letting them reduce by half.
- 21Add a knob of butter, a handful of mint, a sprinkle of salt, and a squeeze of lemon to the peas.
- 22Make some gravy.
- 23Serve the beef and ale pie with chips, mushy peas, and gravy.
Ingredients
- 1 kg beef cheeks
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 500 ml ale
- 500 ml beef stock
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp roasting herbs (rosemary, thyme & sage)
- Salt and pepper
- short crust pastry
- Maris Piper potatoes
- Veg oil
- Salt
- Marrow fat peas
- Mint
- Butter
- Lemon
- beaten egg
- gravy
Equipment
pantongswooden spatulabottle openerspoonpie dishforkpastry brushknifepotfrying panplate
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