Dinner

Beef and Mustard Pie

Name: Beef and Mustard Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 170 min
Total time: 200 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1kg beef; 2 tbs plain flour; 2 tbs rapeseed oil; 200ml red wine; 400ml beef stock; 1 finely sliced onion, finely sliced; 2 chopped carrots, chopped; 3 sprigs thyme; 2 tbs mustard; 2 free-range free-range eggs, yolks separated and beaten; 400g puff pastry; 300g green beans; 25g butter; salt, pinch; black pepper, pinch

A hearty British beef pie with a mustard-scented braised filling, golden puff pastry, and buttered green beans.

3 hr 20 min
850 kcal
British

Mellowpan tip: This one takes a while. Save it for a slower day, and swap it in when the week allows.

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Steps

Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2.
Step 2:
Toss the beef and flour together in a bowl with some salt and black pepper.
Step 3:
Heat a large casserole until hot.
Step 4:
Add half of the rapeseed oil and enough of the beef to just cover the bottom of the casserole.
Step 5:
Fry until browned on each side, then remove the beef and set aside.
Step 6:
Repeat with the remaining oil and beef.
Step 7:
Return the beef to the pan.
Step 8:
Add the wine and cook until the volume of liquid has reduced by half.
Step 9:
Add the stock, onion, carrots, thyme, and mustard, then season well with salt and pepper.
Step 10:
Cover with a lid and place in the oven for two hours.
Step 11:
Remove from the oven, check the seasoning, and set aside to cool.
Step 12:
Remove the thyme.
Step 13:
When the beef is cool and you are ready to assemble the pie, preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
Step 14:
Transfer the beef to a pie dish.
Step 15:
Brush the rim with the beaten egg yolks.
Step 16:
Lay the pastry over the top and brush the top of the pastry with more beaten egg.
Step 17:
Trim the pastry so there is just enough excess to crimp the edges.
Step 18:
Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until the pastry is golden-brown and cooked through.
30 min
Step 19:
For the green beans, bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil.
Step 20:
Add the beans and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until just tender.
4–5 min
Step 21:
Drain and toss with the butter, then season with black pepper.
Step 22:
To serve, place a large spoonful of pie onto each plate with some green beans alongside.