Steak Mushroom Shortcut Pastry Pie Recipes

STEAK AND MUSHROOM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F. Mix together olive oil, diced beef, salt and pepper. Spread flat on sheet pan and cook in oven at 375 degrees until browning occurs. Remove from oven and turn heat to 350F. In a large sauce pan over medium heat, sauté celery, carrots and onions until tender, add mushrooms, thyme and rosemary and continue to cook until mushrooms have softened. Deglaze with red wine, by pouring wine into pan and using spatula to dig up the bits on the pan. Add cooked beef to vegetables. Add water and bring to a boil. While this is happening make roux: Over medium low heat melt butter in pot on stove and add flour. Stir to combine Cook roux for approximate 3-4 minutes. Add some beef stock slowly to the roux and whisk vigorously to avoid lumping. Mix everything together and let cool. Add beef filling to pastry lined pie plate, brush edges with egg yolk. Top with pie crust and brush with egg yolk. Make 2-3 cuts in centre to allow air to vent. Cook at 350F until golden brown. If you're using packaged crust check the time on the box. Puffed pastry can be as quick as 20 minutes, other pie pastry takes longer.

ENGLISH STEAK AND MUSHROOM PIE

Steps:

• In a large casserole pan, sauté the onion over medium heat until softened.
• Mix together the flour, salt and pepper then mix it through the cubed beef. Turn the heat up to high, then add the beef to the pan with the onion and cook until sealed all over.
• Add enough stock to cover the beef and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to low-medium and bring it to a simmer. Cover, stirring occasionally to stop it sticking for about 40 minutes. Remove the lid and cook for a further ½ hour to reduce the gravy.
• If the gravy gets too thick you can add a little more stock or a little water but you want it quite thick. The liquid should reduce by about half, remembering to stir every so often.
• Once the meat is tender, adjust the seasoning, then add the mushrooms and leave the mixture to cool.
• To a food processor, add the flour and butter and process until it looks like bread crumbs. Add the egg yolks and blitz just enough to combine. With the food processor on low, slowly add the water until the dough starts to clump together.
• Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and just pull together with your hands. If it's a warm day, wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for ½ an hour before continuing.
• Preheat the oven to 200C / 400F / 180C fan forced.
• On a floured surface, roll out half the pastry large enough to fit the bottom of a 24cm (9.5 inch) pie dish and about 3-4mm thick. Lay into the bottom of the pie dish making sure it overhangs the lip a little.
• Add the cold meat and mushroom mixture into the dish and brush a little water around the edge of the overhanging pastry base.
• Now roll out the second half of the pastry dough and lay it over the top, making sure it overhangs the edges also. Using the thumb and forefinger of one hand and the forefinger of your other hand, pinch the edges together all the way round to seal the edge of the pie. Brush the top of the pie all over with a beaten egg, then poke 4 holes in the top (so that steam can escape).
• Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the pastry is cooked and the top is golden all over.

RECIPES

Steps:

• Step 1:Heat the oven to 150°C, (fan 130°C, gas mark 2).Step 2:Heat two tablespoons oil in a frying pan and add the meat in batches, until browned on all sides. Remove the meat from the pan as it browns and put into a large casserole or baking dish.Step 3:Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan and cook the onion for about 5 minutes, until the edges are beginining to brown. Transfer to the casserole dish.Step 4:Stir the flour into the frying pan, scraping up any residue from the pan. Add the Worcestershire sauce and beef stock, stirring all the time, and bring to a boil. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Season to taste and then pour into the casserole dish.Step 5:Add the mushrooms to the dish and cook in the oven for 2 hours until the meat is tender.Step 6:Place the meat in a pie dish and leave to cool. Heat the oven to 220°C (fan 200°C, gas mark 7).Step 7:Roll out the pastry on a floured surface and cut out a circle large enough for your pie dish.Step 8:Dampen the pastry and place on top of the pie dish and seal carefully. Flute the edges by pinching with your finger and thumb.Step 9:Bake the pies for40-50 minutes until the pastry is golden brown and the filling is piping hot.

STEAK & MUSHROOM PUFF PASTRY PIE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Season the steak cubes with black pepper then add to the skillet then cook until browned on the outside; remove to a bowl.
• Add in mushrooms and cook until browned.
• Add in onion and thyme; saute for about 5 minutes (adding in the garlic the last 2 minutes of cooking).
• Return the beef to the skillet.
• Stir in the mushroom gravy, 1 cup water and Worcestershire sauce (start with 2 teaspoons and add in more to taste); bring to a simmer over low heat and cook for 30-35 minutes.
• Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
• Set oven to 400 degrees F.
• Transfer the beef mixture to a greased casserole dish.
• Roll out the puff pastry to cover the top of the dish; press edges onto the rim of the dish to seal.
• In a small cup whisk together 1 tablespoons water with the egg, then brush over the top of the pastry.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until the pastry is fuffed and golden brown.

STEAK & MUSHROOM PIE

Steps:

• Cut steak into 3cm cubes and season. Heat 2tbsp of oil in frying pan and over a high heat fry meat till well browned all over. Do this in 2 batches to avoid 'steaming' meat add extra tbsp of oil if pan is dry. Place beef in casserole dish and toss it in flour.
• Heat oven to Gas 2 150C/130C fan. add 1 tbsp oil to pan and cook the onions and garlic over a medium heat for 5-10 mins until golden and soft then mix with beef in casserole dish. Deglaze pan with red wine (or water) and Worcestershire sauce and bring to boil whilst stirring and lifting any residue from the pan.
• Pour sauce over the beef add stock and bay leaf. Bring to boil on top of stove then cover with lid and cook in oven for 1.5 hours.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in frying pan and cook mushrooms for 5 mins until lightly browned, then add to beef and return casserole for another 30 mins (2-hr total). Remove from oven and cool.
• To make the pastry rub the butter into the flour with a generous pinch of salt and mix with fingertips until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in egg and water mixture, bring together to form a dough and knead very lightly. Divide the dough into 2/3'ds for base and 1/3'ds for the top. Roll into balls, flatten slightly, wrap each ball in cling film and chill for 20 mins. If preparing dish early in day (or day before) you can prepare to this point and store filling and dough in fridge until next day or when ready to assemble. Remember to bring dough to room temperature before rolling.
• Heat oven to gas 6 200C/180C fan. Roll out larger ball of pastry and use to line a greased 23cm (9") pie dish. HANDY TIP!! To avoid a soggy base, sprinkle the pastry base with a spoonful of semolina then spoon in beef, onions and mushrooms using a slotted spoon, adding just enough of the liquid to be "saucy." Save remaining sauce and gently reheat and serve with finished pie. Brush the pastry rim with a little beaten egg. Roll out the smaller ball of dough for the pie top and gently lay it over the filling. Use a sharp knife to trim any overhanging pastry (you can use surplus to decorate top of pie). Crimp edges with fingers or fork, brush with beaten egg to glaze. Bake in oven for 30 mins until pie is golden brown and filling is piping hot. Serve with heated gravy.