Not quick and easy - but worth it!
Pastry Ingredients:Filling Ingredients: 600g plain flour Salt 150g butter 150g cheddar cheese 250g cold water1 kilo of skirt steak Black Pepper, Salt, Nutmeg, Rosemary Olive oil 400g carrots and Onions A bottle of beer
Pastry Instructions:
Mix salt, flour and butter and cheese in a big bowl
Rubbing in method between fingers until flour looks yellowy and theres no huge chunks. Can also pulse it in a food processor
Add 250g of cold water and mix it all up
Don’t knead the dough. Just push it all together
Wrap it up in cling film and chuck it in the fridge for about half an hour
Filling Instructions:
Cut steak into ½ inch chunks
Add the pepper (Go heavy), salt, nutmeg and 2tbsp of Olive Oil and mix it all up
Brown off the Steak in a pan
In another pan, heat the oil and then add the rosemary, Carrots and onions. Brown them off for about 10 minutes
Throw some beer into the pan with the steak
Add a heaped tablespoon of flour and tomato puree into the Steak pan to thicken it up
Add the carrots and onions
Add a pint of water
Add some chopped onions
Add more water and let it simmer for 60-90 minutes
Making the Pies
Cut the pastry into quarters
Roll out the pastry to the thickness of a coin
Lay it over the pie pans
Fill the pies (Not too much
Use eggwash to stick on the tops and press together
Eggwash the top and make a couple of holes
Cook in the oven for 30-40 minutes at 350f (180c) - Remove when golden
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