Traditional steak pie recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 500g puff pastry
  • 600g diced Scotch beef
  • ½ onion, finely chopped
  • 500ml beef stock
  • 6/8 stalks of fresh thyme
  • 50g soft flour
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree
  • 20ml oil
  • ½ tablespoon of Worcester sauce
  • Pan
  • Pie dish

Recipe

  1. Step 1

    Preheat your oven to 180°C 

  2. Step 2

    Then, preheat your pan with oil, making sure it is really hot before adding the diced beef. Seal the beef on all sides. Then, add the finely chopped onion, and cook until they soften, before adding the Worcester sauce. Mix well.

  3. Step 3

    Add in the flour to the pan, again mixing well. Cook everything for a few minutes and slowly add the stock while stirring continuously.

  4. Step 4

    Add in the thyme and tomato puree, bringing the mixture to the boil, before simmering gently for around 2 hours until the meat is tender. The sauce should be of a thin coating consistency.

  5. Step 5

    Once the meat has been simmered, fill your pie dish with the mixture. For guidance, it should be 2/3 filled with all of the pie mixture.

  6. Step 6

    Roll out the puff pastry and cut to the size of the pie dish, brushing the outer edges with egg wash. Place this on top of the pie dish making sure the edges are sealed. Finally, egg wash the top of the pastry too, before baking in a warm oven at 180°C for 25-30 minutes. Enjoy.