Beef and ale pie
10
Points®
Total Time
3 hr 30 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
3 hr 15 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Moderate
Slow-cooked beef and vegetables topped with golden pastry? This is comfort food at its best. Serve with a side of mashed potatoes and steamed greens for a hearty meal the whole family will love.
Ingredients
Beef chuck steak, raw
700 g, cut into chunks
Plain flour
24 g, (Use 1½ tbs, plus 2 tsp extra for dusting)
Brown onion
1 medium, thickly sliced
Carrot(s)
5 medium, cut into 2cm pieces
Button mushrooms
250 g, quartered
Beer, ale
½ cup(s), (125 ml), dark variety
Beef stock
600 ml
Fresh bay leaf
1 whole
Fresh thyme
3 sprig(s)
Fresh rosemary
3 sprig(s)
Cornflour
1½ tsp
Vegemite spread
2 tsp
Egg(s)
1 medium, lightly beaten
Reduced-fat puff pastry
1 sheet(s), just thawed, (1 x 170g)
Oil spray
2 x 3 second spray(s)