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Beef and Potato Puff Pastry Pie

This pie makes a great meal to tuck into and is also fabulous served with a simple, lightly dressed salad with plenty of chopped fresh herbs. Cayenne pepper adds a bit of a kick to the beef mixture but if you prefer a milder taste, just leave this out.

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Beef and Potato Puff Pastry Pie
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 450g (1lb) rib-eye steak, trimmed and cut into cubes
  • 2 large potatoes, cut into cubes
  • 4 leeks, trimmed and thickly sliced
  • 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 100g (4oz) frozen petit pois
  • 200ml (7fl oz) Crème Fraîche
  • 300ml beef or chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 375g packet ready-rolled puff pastry, thawed if frozen
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • steamed broccoli florets, to serve
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 450g (1lb) rib-eye steak, trimmed and cut into cubes
  • 2 large potatoes, cut into cubes
  • 4 leeks, trimmed and thickly sliced
  • 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 100g (4oz) frozen petit pois
  • 200ml (7fl oz) Crème Fraîche
  • 300ml beef or chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 375g packet ready-rolled puff pastry, thawed if frozen
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • steamed broccoli florets, to serve
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Step 1

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas mark 5. Put the olive oil in a roasting tin or large pie dish and add the beef, potatoes, onions, thyme, flour and cayenne pepper. Toss well together and season to taste. Roast for 25 minutes until tender, turning the beef and vegetables occasionally to ensure they cook evenly.

Step 2

Remove the roasting tin from the oven, add the frozen petit pois and then stir in the Crème Fraîche, stock and parsley. Leave to cool slightly. Lay the pastry over the pie dish, tucking in the edges down the sides. Brush the rim with water to help it stick and then brush the top of pie with beaten egg to glaze.

Step 3

Bake the beef and potato pie in oven for 25-30 minutes, until pastry has risen and is golden and the beef and vegetables are tender. If you find it’s browning too quickly, just reduce the oven temperature a little.

Step 4

To serve, bring the pie directly to the table and serve on to warmed serving plates, handing round a bowl of steamed broccoli florets so everyone can help themselves.

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Step 1

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas mark 5. Put the olive oil in a roasting tin or large pie dish and add the beef, potatoes, onions, thyme, flour and cayenne pepper. Toss well together and season to taste. Roast for 25 minutes until tender, turning the beef and vegetables occasionally to ensure they cook evenly.

Step 2

Remove the roasting tin from the oven, add the frozen petit pois and then stir in the Crème Fraîche, stock and parsley. Leave to cool slightly. Lay the pastry over the pie dish, tucking in the edges down the sides. Brush the rim with water to help it stick and then brush the top of pie with beaten egg to glaze.

Step 3

Bake the beef and potato pie in oven for 25-30 minutes, until pastry has risen and is golden and the beef and vegetables are tender. If you find it’s browning too quickly, just reduce the oven temperature a little.

Step 4

To serve, bring the pie directly to the table and serve on to warmed serving plates, handing round a bowl of steamed broccoli florets so everyone can help themselves.