# Beef Cheek and Ale Pie

This recipe guides you through making a hearty beef cheek and ale pie, accompanied by homemade chips and mushy peas, promising a comforting meal.

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

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- pan
- tongs
- wooden spatula
- bottle opener
- spoon
- pie dish
- fork
- pastry brush
- knife
- pot
- frying pan
- plate

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DF2J1n2IR-o/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e6a5fddb-7c99-4bb1-8838-420ca61ec9ac
- Extracted: 2025-10-19

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