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Steak and Onion Pie (British Suet Pastry Pie)

Name: Steak and Onion Pie (British Suet Pastry Pie)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 160 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: diced beef steak 600 g; onions 3 pieces; suet pastry 400 g; brown ale 200 ml; bay leaves 2 pieces; plain flour 30 g; egg for brushing 1 pieces

Diced steak stewed in ale with onions and sealed under a crisp suet pastry lid.

160 minutes · 6 servings · Moderate

The suet pastry is what keeps the filling moist through the long bake, and it is lighter than the puff version for the same reason. Diced steak braises better than a steak in a slab, and the ale goes in early enough to cook down to a gravy. Pie is not cut until the day it is eaten.

Ingredients

diced beef steak600 g
onions3 pieces
suet pastry400 g
brown ale200 ml
bay leaves2 pieces
plain flour30 g
egg for brushing1 pieces

Directions

1
Cut the steak into 3 cm chunks and season well.
2
Brown the meat and 3 sliced onions in a casserole for 8 minutes.
3
Stir in the flour, pour the ale, add the bay and stew for 60 minutes.
4
Lift out the meat and reduce the gravy for 15 minutes.
5
Line a dish with half the suet pastry, fill and cover, then seal and brush with egg.
6
Bake at 200C for 35 minutes until the crust is deep gold.
Crust deep gold and firm, filling steaming hot
7
Rest for 10 minutes before cutting into 6 portions.

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