Recipe of the day: Easy steak pie

This steak and mushroom pie is the perfect mid-week dish to prepare for yourself and the family.

This hot, delicious and filling pie dish is just what you need to beat the cold front and the cold weather.

Steak and mushroom pie

Ingredients

• 500 ml beef stock
• 1 egg
• 250 g of mushrooms, sliced
• 1 tablespoon of plain flour
• 1 pack of puff pastry, thawed
• 150 ml of red wine
• 1 kg of beef, fat trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces
• 1 teaspoon of dried mixed herbs
• 1 tablespoon of dried thyme
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 onion, sliced
• 4 tomatoes, chopped

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Instructions

1. Heat half the oil in a large saucepan over a high heat.
2. Add one third of the beef and cook, turning occasionally for 3 – 4 minutes or until well browned.
3. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
4. Repeat with the remaining beef.
5. Heat the remaining oil in the pan over a medium heat.
6. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes until soft and lightly caramelised.
7. Add the mushrooms and garlic and cook for a further minute or two, then sprinkle over the flour and cook for a further minute.
8. Gradually stir in the stock and red wine and use a wooden spoon to release any remnants from the bottom of the pan.
9. Add the tomatoes, herbs and thyme, and reduce the heat. Simmer covered for 1hr 30 mins until the beef is very tender and the sauce is thick.
10. Transfer the beef mixture to a round, 23cm ovenproof dish.
11. Set aside for 20 minutes to cool slightly.
12. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6.
13. Roll the pastry on a lightly floured surface and cut a 2cm strip off the edge of three sides.
14. Place the strips around the edge of the dish slightly overlapping.
15. Cover the filling with rolled pastry and use your fingertips to seal the edges.
16. Brush the pie with the egg wash and pace in the preheated oven for 25 – 30 minutes or until the pastry is puffed and golden brown.

This recipe was found on supervalu.ie

Compiled by Lerato Maimela