Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs
Total Time: 2 hrs 20mins
Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 kg Beef (we used gravy beef)
2 tbsp Butter
2 Onion chopped
2 tsp Garlic crushed
1/4 cup Flour plain
1 cup Beef Stock
1 cup Guinness Beer
1 Puff Pastry sheet
1 Salt to taste
1 Pepper to taste
Directions
- Cut the Gravy Beef into bite sized cubes.
- Heat the butter in a pot and cook the onion until soft and golden.
- Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
- Remove the mix from the fry pan.
- Reheat the pot and brown the meat in batches.
- Add all the meat back into the pot and add the flour, stir until all the meat is coated well.
- Add the beef stock and Guinness and stir until the mixture forms a thick smooth sauce.
- Add the beef and heat until simmering.
- Add the onions and garlic, and the carrots.
- Place a lid on the pot and simmer gently for 1 and a half hours stirring occasionally.
- Close to serving time, take the lid off and simmer so it reduces and thickens.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
- Pour the mixture into a pie dish and spread so it is even.
- Place a sheet of puff pastry on top and cook until golden.
- Serve the beef and guinness pie with mashed potato and a pint!
Notes
- Beef and Guinness Pie stew mix is suitable to freeze for up to six
months.
- This can be made in the slow cooker. Follow the directions for browning
- then place the mix in the slow cooker adding the stock, beer and
vegetables. Cook on low for 6 - 8 hours on on high for 5 hours.