Beef And Portabella Pie Recipes

BEEF FILETS WITH PORTOBELLO SAUCE

Steps:

• Place a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat; brown steaks on both sides. Remove from pan., Add mushrooms and wine to pan; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Cook until liquid is reduced by half, 2-3 minutes. Mix flour and broth until smooth; stir into pan. Stir in all remaining ingredients except chives; bring to a boil., Return steaks to pan; cook, uncovered, until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°), 1-2 minutes per side. If desired, sprinkle with chives.

COLONIAL PORT-BEEF PIE

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add shallot; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add port and thyme; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook until sauce is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 35 minutes.
• Bring chicken broth to a simmer in a small saucepan. Turn off heat and add half the mushroom slices. Let mushrooms soak, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Use a slotted spoon to transfer soaked mushrooms to a small bowl. Strain the chicken broth from the saucepan into a separate bowl, pouring it through a coffee filter or cheesecloth to remove any sediment.
• Dice the soaked mushrooms and transfer to the port sauce. Add the strained chicken-mushroom broth.
• Bring the sauce to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook and stir until reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 15 minutes.
• Mix cornstarch with 1/4 cup cold water in a bowl. Whisk cornstarch slurry rapidly into the simmering sauce until thickened, about 3 minutes. Add balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper.
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute beef until meat is still slightly pink in the center, 6 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Saute remaining mushrooms and onion in the beef drippings until tender, about 5 minutes. Add to the bowl with the beef.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine flour and salt in a bowl. Cut 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter into the flour using 2 knives or a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Add 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons cold water; mix until dough pulls away from edges of the bowl. Divide dough in half; set 1 portion aside and roll the other half onto a floured surface. Press dough into a 10-inch pie pan to form the bottom crust.
• Spread the vegetable-beef mixture over the crust in the pie pan. Pour sauce on top, spreading to the edges. Roll out the other half of the dough and cover pie with the crust; seal the edges.
• Bake in the preheated oven until flaky and golden, about 45 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes.

AUSSIE STEAK & PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300F (150C).
• In a large bowl, combine flour, paprika, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Toss the cubed meat in the flour mixture.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet, and brown the beef in batches over high heat, adding a touch more oil if necessary.
• Place beef in an ovenproof casserole dish, together with the can of chopped tomatoes, garlic, onion, celery, mushrooms, stout, stock, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Cover casserole dish tightly, and cook in the oven at 300F (150C) for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, until tender, stirring every 30 minutes.
• Cool completely and proceed with the recipe, or refrigerate for up to three days in advance.
• To make the pies, preheat oven to 400F (200C).
• Butter the rims of 8 individual pie dishes or ramekins.
• From each sheet of puff pastry, cut two thin strips of pastry along the vertical edge, 1/3" wide and 4" long, plus 2 circles to fit the tops of the pie dishes (8 strips and 8 circles in total).
• Spoon the meat filling into the dishes, then press a strip of pastry around the rim of each.
• Brush the rims with some beaten egg, then place the pastry lids on top and press all around each edge to seal.
• Brush each pastry top with the remaining egg yolk.
• With a sharp knife make 3 piercings in the top of each pie.
• Bake in the oven for 35 minutes, or until golden brown and heated through, and serve the Australian way, with tomato ketchup.

BEEF AND PORTABELLA PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook onion and garlic in oil 4 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, just until tender. Add mushrooms; cook about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender and beginning to brown. Stir in wine, thyme and pepper; cook 2 minutes.
• In measuring cup or small bowl, mix flour and broth with whisk. Stir into mushroom mixture. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer 5 minutes. Stir in beef. Simmer 5 minutes or until hot. Spoon mixture into 9-inch glass pie plate.
• Remove pie crust from pouch; unroll over hot beef mixture. Seal edge and flute. Cut slits in several places in top crust. Place pie plate on cookie sheet.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until filling is bubbly and crust is golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.