Aussie Beef and Red Wine Pie
- 90 g butter
- 2 onions, sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 kg chuck steak, cut into 3cm pieces
- 14 cup seasoned flour
- 200 g button mushrooms, halved
- 100 g pancetta, chopped
- 2 cups beef stock
- 1 12 cups shiraz wine
- 14 cup oregano leaves
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry, quartered
- 2 sheets frozen puff pastry
- 1 egg, beaten
- Melt half butter in a large, heavy-based saucepan on medium heat.
- Saute onion and garlic for 4-5 minutes, until tender.
- Transfer to a plate.
- Toss steak in flour to coat, shaking off excess.
- Heat remaining butter in same pan.
- Brown beef, in 3 batches, for 3-4 minutes.
- Return all beef to pan with onion, mushrooms and pancetta.
- Cook for 3-5 minutes, until lightly browned.
- Add stock, shiraz, oregano and sauce.
- Bring to the boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for 40-45 minutes, until meat is tender and sauce has thickened.
- Cool slightly.
- Preheat oven to moderately hot, 190C .
- Lightly grease 8 x 1-cup pie dishes.
- Press a piece of shortcrust pastry into each pie dish, allowing edges to overhang.
- Spoon filling evenly into dishes.
- Cut 4 x 14cm rounds from each sheet of puff pastry and cover filling.
- Press edges together, trim overhang, crimp edges to seal.
- Cut a small hole in top of each pie for a steam vent.
- Brush with egg.
- Arrange on an oven tray.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until crisp and golden.
butter, onions, garlic, chuck steak, flour, button mushrooms, pancetta, beef stock, shiraz wine, oregano, worcestershire sauce, shortcrust pastry, pastry, egg
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/aussie-beef-and-red-wine-pie-452771 (may not work)