MLA Beef Onion and Mushroom Pies
- Prep time 30Min
- Cook time 1Hr
- Technique Broil, Stew, Grill
- Meat Beef
- Cut Tenderloin
- Serves 12
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Ingredients
1½ pounds Australian beef stew meat or any steak cut, cubed
2 Tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper
1 large onion, chopped
1 pound mushrooms, cut into pieces
¾ C red wine
¾ C beef stock
sheets of prepared pastry, as needed
egg wash or milk to brush on pastry
Method
Add 1 tablespoon oil to a hot fry pan and brown the cubed beef in small batches, so they don’t stew in
the juices. Add salt and pepper to taste while browning. Place browned batches into a separate bowl.
Meanwhile, add 1 tablespoon oil to another hot pan and sauté onions until translucent, not brown. Then add the mushroom pieces and sauté 1 or 2 minutes more to soften.
Add browned beef to the pan and stir together. Then deglaze the pan with the red wine and beef stock, scraping all the bits of flavor from the bottom of the pan. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer approximately 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Cut out the prepared pastry to cover the ramekin(s), leaving a little extra around the edge for shaping. Slice 3 or 4 slits in the center to release steam.
Ladle the warm mixture into one or more ramekins. Cover with the pastry and shape the edges. Brush the pastry with egg wash or milk. Bake in a 425°F oven for about 12 minutes to brown the pastry.
