Tender Beef Pie Recipes

ABERDEEN BEEF PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain. Brown the beef in drippings in batches; drain and set beef aside. Add onion to the pan; saute until crisp-tender. Add carrots, bacon and beef. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the flour, broth and Worcestershire sauce until smooth; add to beef mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until meat is tender, 1 to 1-1/2 hours. Stir in peas, salt and pepper. Transfer to an ungreased 11x7-in. baking dish. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out crust into a 12x8-in. rectangle. Cut slits in crust. Place over filling; trim and seal edges. If desired, brush with beaten egg. Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbly, 35-40 minutes. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

EPIC CHUNKY BEEF AND MUSHROOM PIE

Steps:

• Place porcini in a bowl and add hot water. Leave to soak for at least 30 minutes. Strain mushrooms and reserve soaking liquid. Roughly chop porcini.
• Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large heavy based pot. Add half the beef and brown all over, then remove and repeat with remaining beef. Set beef aside.
• Turn stove down to medium low. If the pot is looking dry, add more oil. Add onion and garlic, cook for 2 minutes. Add finely chopped carrots and celery, cook for 6 minutes or until softened and sweet (taste test!). Add carrot chunks and cook for 2 minutes.
• Add flour and stir through.
• Add ale, beef stock, and stir to dissolve the flour.
• Add thyme, bay leaves, porcini, reserved porcini soaking liquid (don't tip in gritty bits settled at bottom) and cooked beef. Turn heat up slightly, mix, bring to simmer, then cover. Adjust heat so it is simmering gently, not energetically.
• Cook for 1 hr 45 minutes or until beef is tender. (See video)
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in a skillet over high heat until golden. Remove and reserve bacon drippings in pan. Add mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes until golden all over. Return bacon into skillet, toss to coat mushrooms, then stir through stew.
• Simmer stew, uncovered, for 15 minutes until mushrooms are tender. Then remove from stove and cool.

BEEF POT PIE III

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, brown the pieces of meat on all sides. Pour in some water to almost cover. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer until meat is tender and falls apart easily; about 2 to 3 hours. Transfer meat to a large mixing bowl. Shred the meat slightly and add salt and pepper to taste.
• In another 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, pour in beef broth and add carrots and potatoes. Cook until almost tender; about 15 to 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• When the carrots and potatoes are done, transfer to the large mixing bowl with the beef; leaving the liquid in the pan. Combine the peas with the carrots, potatoes and beef.
• Dissolve the cornstarch with the 1/3 cup of water. Pour into the saucepan of beef broth, stirring constantly. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat; cook for 5 minutes.
• Line a 9 inch pie plate with one of the pie crust following the package directions. Place the beef mixture into the pie crust. Pour the gravy over the top of the mixture, then cover with the other pie crust. Bake in a preheated oven until the crust is golden brown; about 25 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

GOOD OLD MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the pie crust out into a 12 inch circle. Set aside.
• Melt margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Add potato and onion, and cook until the onion is tender, but not brown. Sprinkle the flour over the mixture, and stir to blend. Season with oregano, black pepper and garlic powder. Pour in the beef broth, and add the peas, carrot and beef. Bring to a boil. Transfer the mixture to a 2 quart casserole dish, and place the pastry over the top. Cut slits for steam, and flute the edges.
• Place on a baking sheet, and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until crust is golden. Let stand 10 minutes before serving to thicken.

TENDER BEEF PIE

Steps:

• Heat a small amount of olive oil in a pan over a medium heat, add onion and mushrooms cook until soft and mushrooms slightly browned, set to one side.
• In the same pan add a little extra oil, add beef, cook turning meat to brown beef, return onion and mushroom mix.
• Add the remaining ingredients except for egg and puff pastry, stir to combine everything, turn heat down, simmer covered for about 35-45 Min's, stirring occasionally to tenderize meat. While meat is cooking pre-heat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
• Roll out pastry sheet, I make mine in 2 individual pie dishes but you can make yours in one if you wish. I do usually have left over pastry which I make either a fruit or jam tart out of.
• Divide meat mix between 2 oven proof dishes, place pastry over the top, trim edges and brush with egg.
• Place pies in oven and bake for approx 20 Min's until pastry top is browned.
• Serve immediately.

TENDER BEEF POT PIE W/THYME AND PEPPER PASTRY

Steps:

• Pastry:.
• In food processor, place flour, butter, salt, thyme and pepper.
• Mix for a few seconds.
• Then slowly add ice water, pulsing, til mixture forms into a ball.
• Divide dough in half, wrap each tightly in plastic wrap, and chill in fridge.
• For filling:.
• Place first 9 ingredients into pressure cooker. Place on lid.
• Heat over medium heat til regulator starts rocking.
• Adjust heat to a gentle rock, and cook for 15 minutes. Let pressure drop on it's own accord. (*Can also simmer in a pot for 45 minutes *or til tender, if desired to do it that way.).
• Meanwhile, cut up potatoes and carrots and boil til tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Make 2 cups brown gravy and pour into large bowl.
• Add potatoes, carrots and rest of vegetables.
• Carefully open pressure cooker when safe, drain meat and onion, and add to gravy/veggie mixture.
• Stir in a 1/4 teaspoons each of garlic powder and pepper *or to taste.
• Roll out 1 ball of chilled pastry to fit a 9" deepdish pie shell and place into dish.
• Fill with meat mixture.
• Roll out other ball of dough and cover pie, sealing edges well.
• *You can do a lattice top, or cut slits to vent in solid top.
• Brush top and edge with milk, sprinkle with pepper and dried thyme. Just a light sprinkling of each.
• Bake in 400º oven for 35-40 minutes.
• Let cool 20-30 minutes before slicing.