Beef and Red Wine Pies

Name: Beef and Red Wine Pies
Yield: Makes 6
Ingredients: 1 egg, lightly beaten; 2 carrots, chopped; 400 g (14 oz) shortcrust pastry; 2 thyme sprigs; 2 bay leaves; 500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) beef stock; 310 ml (10¾ fl oz/1¼ cups) dry red wine; 400 g (14 oz) block ready-made puff pastry, thawed; 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) oil; 2 onions, chopped; 1.5 kg (3 lb 5 oz) chuck steak, cubed; 30 g (1 oz/¼ cup) plain (all-purpose) flour; 1 garlic clove, crushed

Preparation info

Makes
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

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Ingredients

60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) oil
1.5 kg

Method

Lightly grease six metal pie tins measuring 9 cm (3½ inches) along the base and 3 c