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Family Meat Pie
Recipe video above. Aussies love a good meat pie. We love the hand-held ones because we get the whole thing to ourselves. But when you've got sharing vibes, this Family-size Meat Pie is the one you pull out. Shortcrust base, slow cooked fall-apart chunks of beef smothered in a rich gravy with a golden puff pastry lid.It's knee-shatteringly good comfort food!Workflow - I usually make the filling the day before, then refrigerate overnight. Then I do everything else on the day of serving.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 7h 20m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 4h👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●pot
- ●bowl
- ●stove
📝 Preparation Steps
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Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan).
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Brown beef: Sprinkle beef with 3/4 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper. Heat oil in a large heavy based pot over high heat. Brown beef aggressively in 2 to 3 batches (do not crowd pot, else it gets watery instead of browning). Then remove beef into a big bowl.
tsp salt1/4tsp pepper1/2
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Wipe down pot: Wipe pot clean of burnt bits, if needed.
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Cook bacon: Cool pot, add bacon. Place pot back onto medium heat. When you see some fat starting to melt, turn heat up to medium high and cook bacon until golden. Then remove into bowl with beef.
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Cook mushrooms: Melt 30g/ 2tbsp butter in the pot. Cook mushrooms until golden with a pinch of salt and pepper. Remove into separate bowl with slotted spoon.
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Cook other vegetables: Add onion, garlic, carrot and celery then cook for ⏱️ 5 minutes until onion is soft and sweet, not too golden. Add oil if needed, but bacon fat + residual butter should be enough.
onion (, cut into 2cm / 0.8" cubes)1carrot (, halved, 1cm/0.4" slices (quarter very thick end if needed))1celery (, cut into 1cm/0.4" slices (split wide end of celery lengthwise, don’t want giant celery chunks))1
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Oven slow cook: Add beef, bacon, Guinness, water, stock, 1/4 tsp salt and 3/4 tsp pepper. Stir then bring to simmer. Cover with lid, then transfer to oven for ⏱️ 1 hour.
water1 cuptsp salt1/4tsp pepper1/2
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Add mushrooms, then continue cooking in the oven for a further ⏱️ 1 hour. Meat should be starting to be tender at this stage.
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Thicken Sauce and Cool:
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Stove reduce: Remove pot from oven. Remove lid, then simmer on low heat for ⏱️ 20 minutes to reduce sauce. Meat should now be "fall-apart-tender" but just holding form (not disintegrating).
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Sauce thickener (Beurre Manié - Note 4): Mix together butter and flour until smooth.
flour4 tbsp
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Thicken sauce: Stir Beurre Manié into sauce. Once melted, leave on the stove for another ⏱️ 2 minutes. Sauce should be thicker than a normal stew, like a honey consistency. Sauce will not thicken any more in oven, so make it exactly what you want - Note 7. Also, there will be more sauce than you expect for a pie - some gets absorbed by pastry (but won't make it soggy).
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Cool: Cover pot with lid, then let it cool completely, preferably overnight. (Note 8)
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Assemble and bake:
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Shortcrust base: Make and blind bake Shortcrust Pastry per that recipe using a 23cm/9” pie dish, whether using homemade or store bought. Then let it cool for at least ⏱️ 15 minutes (stays crispier).
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Preheat oven: Turn oven up to 200°C/390°F (180°C fan).
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Fill pie: Bring filling to room temp, do not use fridge cold. (Note 9) Fill pie with filling (use it all, pack it in a level surface or have slight mound).
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Puff pastry lid: Partially thaw puff pastry (do not cut). Brush lip of pie crust base with egg, then top with puff pastry sheet. Trim excess with scissors, press to adhere to edges. Then press the tip of a fork around the edge to make little crimps (to further adhere + decorative).
egg (, lightly whisked)1
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Egg wash: Brush top with remaining whisked egg, then make a 2.5cm / 1" X incision in middle to allow steam to escape (stops lid doming).
egg (, lightly whisked)1
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Bake: Bake ⏱️ 45 - 50 minutes until top is super golden. Rest ⏱️ 5 minutes. Brag in comments below that you made this magnificent pie. Save Nagi a slice. Then serve remainder with ketchup or Aussie tomato sauce!
Ketchup or Aussie Tomato Sauce (, for serving)
Nutrition Facts
calories
806 kcal
fat Content
53 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
2 g
sodium Content
1243 mg
protein Content
41 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
173 mg
carbohydrate Content
38 g
saturated Fat Content
21 g
unsaturated Fat Content
30 g
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