Traditional Guinness pie
Prep:
10 mins
Cook:
120 mins
Guinness pie is great comfort food and is a perfect way to warm you up after a cold day watching the St. Patrick's Day parade.
3 tbsp olive oil
500g beef, diced
2 onions, peeled and sliced
3 cloves garlic , crushed
75g plain flour
440ml Guinness
500ml beef stock
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 egg, lightly beaten
Preheat the oven to 200°C or gas mark 6.
Pour the oil into a saucepan and gently cook the beef on a medium heat until it is brown. Remove and set aside.
In the same pot cook the onions for about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for a further minute.
Put the beef back into the pot and sprinkle the flour over it. Cook for a further 3 minutes.
Pour in the Guinness and stock and bring the mixture to the boil.
Reduce the heat and leave to simmer for 90 minutes. Remove from the heat once the meat is tender and you have a thick pie filling consistency.
Divide the pie filling between four ramekins.
Cut the puff pastry into four squares and place over the top of each pie dish. Secure it firmly around the ramekins and stab the middle of the pie with a fork.
Brush the pastry with egg and bake for 18-22 minutes until the pastry is puffed and golden brown.
Make a double batch and freeze the leftovers for another day.
Preparation Time
10 minutes
Cooking Time
120 minutes
Main ingredients
Flour, Eggs, Alcohol, Beef
Recipe Type
Dinner, Family Dinners, Pies
Cuisine
Irish
Level of Difficulty
Easy
