Rick Steins Beef Guinness And Oyster Pie Recipes

GUINNESS BEEF PIE

Steps:

• Saute onions in olive oil. Add celery, mushrooms, and carrots.
• Add butter and garlic. Stir until coated. Cook about 1 minute over medium heat.
• Remove vegetables; add beef. Lightly brown, and then return the vegetables to the pan.
• Sprinkle with salt, pepper, rosemary.
• Add Guinness and enough beef broth to not quite cover the beef and vegetables.
• Add flour slowly so it won't lump and then stir. Cover and cook on medium low for 2 hours.
• Remove from pan, let cool a little. Mix in a small handful of the shredded cheese.
• Roll out pastry and place into a deep dish pie pan or casserole dish. Add meat filling. Top with one more handful of cheese.
• Moisten edges of pastry with beaten egg wash. Place the other pastry on top, lightly score the surface and wash with egg wash.
• Cook at 350°F for 40 minutes or until golden.

OYSTER PIE

Steps:

• Oyster filling:.
• In a large bowl, combine the oysters, potato soup, margarine, plus the salt and pepper to taste.
• Crust (2):.
• Mix flour and Crisco well with a fork.
• Add a small amount of warm water to make a soft dough. Divide into 2 balls of douogh.
• Sprinkle some flour on cleaned countertop and roll the first ball of dough thin.
• Line a 9-inch Pyrex pie plate.
• Sprinkle more flour and roll the other ball of dough thin. Reserve to top the pie.
• Assembly:.
• Fill the pie plate that has the crust lining it with the oyster mixture.
• Cover the top with the second crust.
• Cut top in a crisscross pattern to allow steam to escape.
• Bake at 375 degrees for approximately 30 minutes and crust is brown.