Steak and Ale Pie for 3

Rescaled from 6 servings.

Recipe from http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/252607/proper-beef-ale-and-mushroom-pie . Replace water with ale for more ale.

preheat oven to 220c bake for 40min
preheat oven to 160c cover with lid and put in oven for 2h cool 2h mix make pie brush with egg
1⁄2kg
  • 500g
  • 1.1lb
  • 17.6oz
 braising steak chunks 		brown in a little oil set beef and juices asside in bowl mix
1 large onions roughly chop brown in pan from beef fry 1min stir in until flour brown
2 large carrots chop into large pieces
5g
  • 0.005kg
  • 0.011lb
  • 0.176oz
 dried porcini mushrooms 		cover in boiling water for 20mins squeeze out and reserve water
1tsp
  • 0.005l
  • 5ml
  • 1⁄3tbsp
  • 0.021cup
  • 0.009pint
 golden caster sugar
2tbsp
  • 0.03l
  • 30ml
  • 6tsp
  • 0.127cup
  • 0.053pint
 plain flour
150ml
  • 0.15l
  • 10tbsp
  • 30tsp
  • 0.634cup
  • 0.264pint
 stout or dark ale
1 beef stock cubes
200ml
  • 1⁄5l
  • 13 1⁄3tbsp
  • 40tsp
  • 0.845cup
  • 0.352pint
 boiling water
reserved mushroom water
1⁄2tsp
  • 0.003l
  • 2 1⁄2ml
  • 1⁄6tbsp
  • 0.011cup
  • 0.004pint
 thyme
1⁄2tsp
  • 0.003l
  • 2 1⁄2ml
  • 1⁄6tbsp
  • 0.011cup
  • 0.004pint
 parsley
1⁄2 bay leaf
salt
pepper
100g
  • 0.1kg
  • 0.22lb
  • 3.53oz
 smoked bacon lardons 		fry until crispy fry until mushrooms golden
100g
  • 0.1kg
  • 0.22lb
  • 3.53oz
 chestnut mushrooms 		halved
1 roles ready made puff pastry
1⁄2 egg whisked