Ingredients
- 675g (1lb 8oz) stewing beef
- 2 onions, sliced
- 25g (1oz) flour
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 300ml / ½ pt brown ale
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 300ml / ½ pt beef stock
- Dash Worcestershire sauce
- Dash Soy sauce
- 175g (6oz) button mushrooms
- 175g (6oz) onions, peeled and boiled in water until soft
- 2 carrots, sliced
- Seasoning of salt, pepper and nutmeg
- 1 wine glass of red wine
- 1 puff pastry pie crust
Method
Cube the meat and place in a freezer bag with the flour and shake to coat well.
Sweat the sliced onions in a little oil until soft, add the flour coated meat, garlic, brown ale, chopped tomatoes, stock, Worcester sauce, Soy sauce and seasoning.
Place in a casserole dish and bake gently for 1/2 hours. Remove from the oven, stir well, check seasoning and add red wine, button mushrooms, carrots and onions. Cook for a further 1/2 hours.
Roll out puff pastry and cut 1 inch larger than casserole dish and bake at 375ºF (190ºC) gas mark 5 until well risen and golden brown. Pop on top of casserole just before serving.
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