Beef & Beer Pies

Submitted by Mandy

"What could be more Aussie than the humble meat pie with the addition of another Aussie favourite..beer! I found this recipe in the Herald Sun & just had to give it go. For convenience the meat filling can be made up to 3 days in advance & refrigerated."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 onions, diced
• 150 g bacon, chopped
• 600 g premium beef mince
• 200 g mushrooms, sliced
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 1⁄2 cup red wine
• 1 1⁄2 cups beer
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• puff pastry

directions

1. Preheat oven to 200.C.
2. Saute onion & bacon until onion softens & bacon is cooked, set aside.
3. Add mince to pan and cook until browned, add mushrooms and cook until soft.
4. Return onion & bacon to pan and add flour, cook stirring for 3 minutes.
5. Add wine & beer & simmer until most of the liquid has reduced to a sauce consistency.
6. Add worcestershire sauce & parsley.
7. Spoon mixture into individual pie dishes, cover with pastry, (brush with egg or milk if you like) & bake about 20 mins or until pastry is well risen, golden & crisp.
8. NB/ If you choose to make fully enclosed pies, pastry top & bottom, allow mixture to cool before spooning into pastry otherwise it will become soggy.

Reviews

[EdandTheresa]

Good combination of flavors. Next time I would use 1/2 as much bacon (personal taste).

 

[I'mPat]

Made this is as a full pie (enough for 6 to 8 easy). Did omit the onions due to allergy issues and subbed beef stock for the red wine. I think it would have been better still if I had used a more robust beer such as a stout instead of the Hahn Ice I used. Will make again but buy the right beer for it, instead of using what the DH has there. Thank you Mandy, made as a recipenap for Aussie/Kiwi Swap #19 August 2008.

 

[kiwidutch]

Loved it! these were tasty indeed... I liked the red wine and beer additions but would use less red wine next time , just for personal preference. I made mine with just the pastry tops, next time I will make a full pie with bottoms as well. I also omitted the mushrooms since I'm allergic to those but don't think that the ommission would have detracted from it in any way. Please see my rating system: a wonderful 4 stars for a yummy recipe. Thanks!

 

[Jewelies]

This is a great recipe. Easy to throw together and makes a delicious pie. I made exactally as written but using slightly less mince (500g) and slightly more mushrooms. For me this made 20 pies in my breville pie maker. Dave is the pie judge in our house and he loved these pies. Thank you for a keeper that I will use often for pies for my freezer.