Simple Beef Pie Recipe

A Stefano de Pieri recipe.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 45 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  kg beef chuck
• 2  carrots
• 4  celery ribs
• 2  onions
• 500  ml tomato sauce
• 100  ml olive oil
•  salt
•  pepper
•  bay leaf
• 300  ml red wine
•  puff pastry

Directions

1. Cut the beef into cubes.
2. Add the veges to a hot pot with olive oil and stir until caramelized, then add the meat. Season with salt and pepper and a bay leaf.
3. Brown the meat then add the red wine.
4. Let the wine reduce then add the tomato sauce.
5. Cook covered for 2 hours.
6. Cut puff pastry into circles and add the beef stew mix in the centre.
7. Cover with another sheet of puff pastry and brush with butter.
8. Score the puff pastry then bake pie in oven for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.