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Family Beef and Potato Pie

Family Beef and Potato Pie

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5 from 4 reviews

  • Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 onions, finely diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
  • 2 carrots, peeled and roughly diced
  • 2 celery stalks, roughly diced
  • 800 g (1 lb 12 oz) minced (ground) beef
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste (concentrated puree)
  • 2 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour
  • 2 cups (500 ml) beef stock
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 2 potatoes, cut into small cubes (roughly 1 cm/½ inch)
  • 1 tsp sea salt flakes, or to taste
  • ¼ tsp cracked black pepper, or to taste
  • 1 cup (150 g) frozen peas
  • 1½ sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed and cut into rectangles
  • 1 egg, whisked
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-based pan over medium–high heat.
  2. Add the onion, garlic, carrot and celery. Cook for 4–5 minutes, stirring regularly, until softened.
  3. Add the beef and cook, breaking it up as you go with a wooden spoon or spatula, until it begins to brown, for a further 4–5 minutes.
  4. Stir through the tomato paste followed by the plain flour.
  5. Once the flour is incorporated, add the beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, thyme and potatoes to the pan. Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low. Season with salt and pepper (the amount you use will depend on how salty your stock is).
  6. Cook, covered, for 30–35 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Stir occasionally and add ½ cup (125 ml) of water halfway through if the sauce is beginning to stick to the bottom of the pan (see note 1 for tips).
  7. Turn the heat off and stir through the frozen peas (they will heat through in the oven).
  8. Allow the mixture to cool slightly.
  9. Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) (180°C/350°F fan-forced).
  10. Spoon the cooled mixture into an oven-safe (1 litre/1 quart) baking dish.
  11. Layer the pie with the thawed puff pastry rectangles so that they slightly overlap each other.
  12. Brush with the egg, sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake for 30–35 minutes or until crisp and golden.
  13. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

Note 1 – If the sauce is still thin after the cooking time, cook on the stovetop over medium–high heat, uncovered, stirring regularly, for 10 minutes or until the sauce has reduced to your desired consistency.

MAKE AHEAD

Prepare the pie filling as per the recipe. Do not cover with puff pastry. Refrigerate the filling in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw completely in the fridge overnight before use. Layer with puff pastry and bake as per the recipe.

LEFTOVERS

Refrigerate for up to 3 days. Reheat in the oven to retain the crispy pastry.

  • Author: Nicole
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Find it online: https://simplehomeedit.com/recipe/family-beef-and-potato-pie/