# Beef Cheek and Ale Pie

A savory pie filled with tender beef cheeks and ale, served with chips and mushy peas.

- 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)
- to taste salt and pepper
- short crust pastry
- Maris Piper potatoes
- veg oil
- salt
- Marrow fat peas
- mint
- butter
- lemon

## Instructions

1. Toss beef cheeks in flour.
2. Heat olive oil in a pan and brown the meat in batches.
3. Remove meat and set aside.
4. Sauté onion, carrots, celery, and garlic in the same pan for 5 minutes.
5. Add tomato paste, ale, beef stock, thyme, and bay leaf.
6. Return the beef to the pot.
7. Put the pan/pot into the oven at 150°c for 3-4 hours or until spoon tender.
8. Cut potatoes into similar sizes and put into cold water with a good pinch of salt.
9. Switch on the hob and bring to a boil for 8 minutes then remove and let them cool down.
10. Bring your oil up to temp for the first cook which is at 115°c and cook for 10-12 minutes. Remove and set aside.
11. Bring the oil temp up to around 180°c and put the chips back in until golden brown.
12. Pour the peas into your pan, bring to a simmer and let it reduce, when it's reduced by half add in a knob of butter, a handful of mint, sprinkle of salt and a squeeze of lemon.
13. Preheat oven to 200°C.
14. Line the pie dish with short crust pastry.
15. Spoon the filling into the pie dish.
16. Cover with the remaining short crust, trim the edges, and brush with beaten egg.
17. Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden.
18. Make some gravy, plate it all up, get it in your mouth and be happy.

## Equipment

- pan
- pot
- oven
- pie dish

## Tips

- Toss beef cheeks in flour before browning.
- Cook beef cheeks until spoon tender.
- Buy short crust pastry from the shop.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DF2J1n2IR-o/?igsh=MTRxNzJwZWh0eHlhMg==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f8758620-d1cc-4751-88cc-72453467cdbd
- Extracted: 2025-05-22

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