
MINCED
BEEF PIE |
RECIPE |
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This
recipe for Minced Beef Pie comes from The Geat British Kitchen
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Have
you seen the article "Pie,
Mash and Liquor . . . the posh version". We
think the liquor is very close to the original recipe <click
here>

Make
individual minced beef pies and serve them with a dollop of
mashed potato and some parsley liquor
to recreate the famous East End speciality of Pie, Mash and
Liquor.
Ingredients
for Minced
Beef Pie
600
Gram Lean minced beef (1 lb 5 oz)
2 Tablespoon Vegetable oil
1 Medium Onion, peeled and chopped
2 Cloves Garlic, crushed
2 Tablespoon Plain flour
2 Tablespoon Tomato puree
1 Teaspoon English mustard
75 Gram Mushrooms, finely chopped (3 oz)
300 ml Brown ale or bitter (11 fl oz)
400 Gram Puff pastry, or shortcrust or suet crust pastry
(14 oz)
Milk or beaten egg to glaze
How
to make Minced Beef Pie
- Brown
the minced beef in the oil in a hot pan, breaking up the
mince with the back of a spoon as it browns.
- Add
the onion and garlic and cook 2 minutes. Stir in the flour
and tomato puree and cook a further 2 minutes. Add the mustard,
mushrooms and brown ale and bring slowly to the boil. Cover
then simmer for 20 minutes. Cool.
- Turn
the mixture into a 1 litre (1 3/4 pint) pie dish or 4 individual
pie dishes.
- Roll
the pastry out large enough to cover the large pie dish
or smaller dishes. Cut pastry to fit and press firmly onto
the dish. Brush with milk to glaze.
- Bake
at 220 °C / 425 °F / Gas 7 for 15 minutes for small
pies 20-25 minutes for large or until the pie is golden.
Serve
the minced beef pies with a dollop of mashed potato and some
parsley liquor to recreate the
famous East End speciality of Pie, Mash and Liquor.
Serves
4


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