To help celebrate British Pie Week, The English Provender Co. has put together two delicious pie recipes, which are sure to go down a hit at the dinner table whether you're a vegetarian or a meat lover.
Beef Bourguignon Pie
The traditional dish is a British institution and a favourite enjoyed by households across the country - so how about giving the pie the respect it deserves and cook up these easy to follow recipes in celebration!
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
- 4tbsp oil-
800g diced braising steak, dusted with 2tbsp plain flour, seasoned
- 200g Un-smoked bacon Lardons
- 400g Shallots, peeled
- 250g Button mushrooms
- 300ml Beef stock
- 300ml Red wine
- 2tsp The English Provender Co. Grated Hot Horseradish
- 2 tsp Very Lazy Chopped Garlic
- 375g puff pastry
- Milk - for brushing
Method:
- Heat 2tbsp oil in a casserole and brown the steak and remove to a plate.
- Fry the bacon until crispy and remove to the plate
- Add 1tbsp oil and brown the shallots, then remove to the plate. Repeat with the mushrooms. Add everything back to the casserole with the stock, wine, horseradish and garlic paste. Simmer for 1 hour
- Heat oven to Mark 6/200°C. Transfer everything to a pie dish
- Roll out the pastry and cut a circle just bigger than the dish. Mould extra pastry onto the edge of the pie dish and brush with milk. Put the pastry lid on top and crimp the edges. Make 2 slits in the top of the pastry; brush with milk. Cook for 25-30 minutes
Tip: Other flavour combinations to try - Swap the beef, mushrooms, beef stock and wine for pork shoulder, apple, chicken stock and cider.
British Pie Week will run from 2nd - 8th March, so get all the household involved and create some new family favourites this year.