Steak Pie With Guinness

• 3 tablespoons plain flour
• 1 teaspoon English mustard powder
• salt
• black pepper
• 1 kg stewing beef, trimmed and cut into cubes
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 onions, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 cups Guinness stout
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dark brown sugar
• 1 cup chestnut mushrooms, halved if large
• PASTRY CRUST
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• salt
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped
• black pepper, freshly ground
• 1/2 cup suet, shredded

1. Preheat the oven to 160u0b0C.
2. Combine the flour, mustard and pepper, then coat the beef in th emixture.
3. Heat 2 TB of oil in a heavy based frying pan. Fry a third of the beef for 3-4 minutes until browned. Transfer to an oven proof dish and fry the rest of the beef in 2 more batches.
4. Add a tablespoon of oil to the pan, then fry the onions for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
5. Stir in the Guinness, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, thyme and sugar and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
6. Pour over the beef, then cover and cook for 2 hours.
7. Remove the dish and increase the oven temperature to 190u0b0C
8. Fry the mushrooms in the rest of the oil. Stir into the beef, then transfer to a 15x20cm pie dish.
9. PASTRY CRUST:
10. Sift together the flour, baking powder and half a tspn of salt, then add the thyme, and pepper to taste.
11. Stir in the suet and bind with 10-12 tablespoons of water to forn a soft dough.
12. Roll out the dough, dampen the edges of the dish and cover it with the pastry.
13. Trim, then make a small slit in the centre.
14. Cook for 30-40 minutes, until golden.

flour, english mustard powder, salt, black pepper, stewing beef, vegetable oil, onions, garlic, stout, worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, fresh thyme, brown sugar, chestnut mushrooms, flour, baking powder, salt, fresh thyme, black pepper, suet

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/steak-pie-with-guinness-345669 (may not work)