Recipes

Beef, Stilton and Guinness pie

May 27 08:40am

Prep Time	Cook Time	Serves
40 minutes + marinating time	2 hours	4

Ingredients

braising beef 1kg, chuck, flank or brisket all work well
trimmed of excess fat and cut into large chunks
garlic 2 cloves, chopped
thyme a small bunch, leaves stripped
black peppercorns 1 tbsp
Guinness 500ml can
flour 6 tbsp, seasoned
oil for frying
shallots 8, halved
puff pastry 500g, fresh or frozen (defrosted)
Stilton 100g, crumbled (Colston Basset is good)
egg 1 beaten, to glaze

Method

Put the beef, garlic, thyme, peppercorns and Guinness into a bowl. Cover and marinate for 2-3 hours (or preferably overnight). Take out the beef, pat dry and toss in the flour (strain the marinade and keep the liquid).
Heat some oil in a large casserole dish and brown the beef all over in batches; you want it to colour, not stew. Remove, brown the shallots in the casserole then return the beef and the marinade to the pan. Cover and simmer for about 1.5 hours or until the beef is tender (or cook in the oven on 160C/fan 140C/gas 3). Cool slightly.
Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Roll the pastry to the thickness of a two dollar coin. Sprinkle the Stilton over one half, fold the other half on top and roll again to the same thickness. Cut around the tops of 4 pie dishes (or use one big one). Divide the filling between the dishes, brush a little egg around the rims and top with pastry. Trim the edges then brush more egg over the top. Cook for 20-25 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden.

Ben O'Donoghue is appearing at the Melbourne Good Food & Wine Show , 30 May - 1 June 2008

13 Comments Report Abuse

1. stupidbuthappy - May 27 09:10am

This looked so yummy and easy on the show that I immediately came to get the recipe! I'm going to try it tonight I think.

2. jamescolefax - May 27 09:21am

it looked really yummy im gonna ask my mum to cook it for me, i can't wait!!!!!

3. menkaankhesen - May 27 09:32am

This looked so yummy!!! Im going out to get the ingredients right now!

4. johnkaren9 - May 27 09:42am

I have to add this task to my to do list before I die!!!!! Wish me luck!!!

5. aussieann2002 - May 27 11:00am

I realy liked the idea of using stout as a flavour so guess what we are having for tea tonight

6. twinkerbell_001 - May 28 09:19am

Made these last night and they are so easy to cook, and taste absolutely outstanding!

7. mariaarmitage - May 28 02:43pm

I fell in love with steak and ale pies on a trip to the UK. Been looking for a good recipe ever since. Thanks!

8. tropical_1959 - May 28 08:13pm

I saw the recipe on Tuesday's show. I cooked it tonight. Thoroughly easy to make and tastes great.

9. jodiecunliffe - May 29 09:24am

Yum : )

10. smarsh84@y7mail.com - May 29 11:22am

Im a chef, and I made this pie for my family. very easy, let it marinade overnight, the extra flavor is worth the wait. i used half guinness - half tooheys old. stilton was too expensive ($76 a kilo where i am), so used mix of grated tasty cheese and parmesan.

thanks Sunrise and Ben for the recipe