Aussi Steak & Dark Beer Pie

Looking for an Australian pie recipe you can do at home? You found the right place! Always good for a take away lunch for the whole family or to surprise your colleagues at the office!

Ingredients

500g beef steak cut into tiny pieces
left over meat and marrow from beef stock bones
4 large finely chopped button mushrooms
2 onions
3 garlic cloves
130g leek
0,5L dark beer
0,75L beef stock
2 pastry sheets
3Tbsp flour
parsley, thyme
150g cheddar cheese
salt, pepper, sugar (optional)

Method

1. Chop onions, garlic and leek with a food processor till pasty.

2. Brown steak pieces in a hot pan. When browned take out of pan and set aside for later.

3. Add processed vegetables to the pan and cook for 5 minutes.

4. Deglaze with dark beer.

5. Add chopped mushrooms and cook till beer has evaporated.

6. Add flour and cook for 2 minutes.

7. Add beef stock and cook for five minutes to get gravy consistency.

8. Season with salt, pepper, sugar and herbs to liking.

9. Pro tip: if your gravy is too bitter because of the beer you used add a teaspoon of sugar.

10. Set aside too cool and thicken.

11. Once gravy has cooled down add diced cheddar cheese.

12. Butter a muffin tray and add pastry.

13. Fill with gravy and close with pastry lid.

14. Cook for 30 minutes at 220 degrees Celsius.

15. Enjoy!