The Pub Classic Steak & Ale Pie (Beef & Ale Pie)

Beef and ale pie , tender diced beef cooked in a rich stout gravy. A pub classic topped with golden brown short crust pastry. Packed full of flavour and a few vegetables. Served with creamy mash and peas. Ingredients 400 g Diced Beef 2 Sliced Onions 330 ml can of stout 300 ml Strong Beef Stock 40 g Butter 40 g Plain Flour 60 ml of Tomato Puree 1/4 teaspoon Pepper 2 Bay Leafs Method : Fry off the onions in the butter in a flame proof oven pot until they are soft. Add the beef and cook for 5 minutes until brown. Season with Black Pepper. Coat the beef with the Flour and mix it up with a wooden spoon. Make up 300 ml of stock using 3 beef stock cubes. Add the Ale or Stout and mix it up. Add the beef stock. Add the Tomato Puree and 2 Bay Leafs Cover and cook in the oven at 150 c for 1 hour. While the beef is cooking prep any veg you want to add to this pot, Carrots , Peas, Mushrooms. After 1 hour remove the pot from the oven and add the extra veg and mushrooms. Return to the oven for a further hour. Follow us on Facebook :   / cowbridgekitchen   Visit our website for the full Recipe : https://www.cowbridgekitchen.com/