Minced Beef Pie

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1. 🥄Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.

Готовка

1. 🔥Heat the oil in a deep frying pan and fry the beef mince for 4-5 minutes, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as it browns.
2. 🧂Add the onion and cook for 2-3 minutes, then stir in the tomato purée and cook for 2-3 more minutes.

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1. 🧂Stir in the flour and cook for a further minute, then add the chopped mushrooms, the stout or beef stock and a couple of dashes of Worcestershire sauce.

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1. 🍳Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover the pan with a lid and leave to simmer for 20 minutes.

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1. 🫇Set aside and leave to cool, then turn the meat mixture into a one litre pie dish.

Шаги

1. 🍽️Roll out the pastry on a floured work surface until it is slightly larger than the pie dish.
2. 🌿Gently drape the pastry over the dish, pressing firmly onto the edges.
3. ✨Trim, then shape the edges into a fluted shape.

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1. 🌿Cut some leaf shapes out of the pastry trimmings and decorate the top of the pie, sticking them to the pastry with the beaten egg yolk.

Готовка

1. ✨Make three or four slits in the pastry to allow the steam to escape,
2. 🥄then brush the pie with the rest of the beaten egg yolk and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until golden-brown.

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1. 🥄To serve, slice into wedges.