Beef Pie Recipes

Ingredients :

2lb stewing beef, cut in 1.5 inch (3.75cm) cubes

2 whole cloves

16 small onions or 8 medium onions, cut in half

2 tbsp sugar

1 cup boiling water

1.5 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1 tsp steak sauce

1 tbsp red wine vinegar

1 small bay leaf

1/8 tsp dried leaf thyme

2 tbsp butter

2 tbsp flour

1 cup water

pastry for 2 crust 9-inch (23-cm) pie

1 egg yolk

1 tbsp water

Heat oven to 325F (160C). Grease a 2-qt (2.5 liter) casserole. Put meat in casserole. Stick cloves in 2 of the onions and add all of the onions to casserole. Heat sugar in large heavy skillet until it melts and turns dark golden brown. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup (250ml) boiling water. Return to heat and stir in salt, pepper, steak sauce, vinegar, bay leaf, thyme and butter. Shake flour and remaining 1 cup (250ml) water together and stir into hot mixture gradually. Pour over meat and onions.

Roll pastry 1 inch (2.5cm) larger than the top of the casserole (it will be thicker than you usually roll it) and lay it over mixture in casserole. Turn under edge and crimp it against the side of the casserole to seal well. Cut a large vent in pastry to let the steam escape. Beat egg yolk and water together with a fork and brush over pastry (not on crimped edge). Bake 2-3 hours or until meat is tender. Serve hot.

Serves 6

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