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Steak Pies with Peppercorn Sauce

Delicious individual steak pies with a rich peppercorn sauce.

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British
medium
4h 0m
4
Prep: 2h 0m
Cook: 2h 0m
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John Kirkwood
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Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
  • 1 Onionchopped
  • 500 g Stewing beefdiced
  • 2 cubes Beef stockor natural beef stock
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • Salt(optional)to taste
  • 2 tbsp Corn flourmixed with cold water
  • 1 cup Water
  • 100 g Lard(optional)or solid vegetable fat
  • 50 g Butter
  • 500 g All-purpose flour
  • 2 cloves Garlicminced
  • 2 Shallotschopped
  • 1 tbsp Black peppercornscrushed
  • 1/2 cup Red wineor Marsala
  • 1 tsp Mustard
  • 1/2 cup Cream
  • 1 Eggfor egg wash
  • 1 tbsp Milkfor egg wash
Instructions
  1. 1

    Heat half the vegetable oil in a saucepan and cook the onion until soft.

    5 min

  2. 2

    In a frying pan, heat the remaining oil and brown the stewing beef.

    5 min

  3. 3

    Combine beef with onions, add beef stock, bay leaves, and salt. Simmer for 1 hour.

    1h 0m

  4. 4

    Thicken with corn flour mixed with cold water. Cool completely.

    10 min

  5. 5

    For pastry, heat water, lard, and butter until melted. Mix with flour and salt to form dough. Chill for 1 hour.

    1h 0m

  6. 6

    For sauce, melt butter, add garlic, shallots, and peppercorns. Cook for 10 minutes.

    10 min

  7. 7

    Add red wine, reduce by half, then add mustard, beef stock, and cream. Cook for 1 minute.

    10 min

  8. 8

    Roll out pastry, line pie tins, fill with beef mixture, add sauce, and cover with pastry lid.

    30 min

  9. 9

    Brush with egg wash, cut vent, and bake at 160°C for 45 minutes.

    45 min

Equipment Needed
saucepan
frying pan
rolling pin
pie tins
oven

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