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Brian鈥檚 Local Beef and Ale Handheld Pies

800g of diced beef
I diced onion
3 cloves of garlic sliced
2 carrots peeled & diced
6 mushrooms halfed
300ml local Ale
40g of tomato puree
2 springs of thyme
2 bay leafs
fresh ground black pepper
500ml of beef stock
20g of plain flour

For pastry
400g of plain flour
250g of butter

Method:
To Make the pastry, sieve the flour then knead into a ball and chill.
For the filling, heat a casserole pot, drizzle with oil, fry the beef pieces until brown then add the diced onion, garlic and carrots followed by the mushrooms. Add a bay leaf and fresh thyme. Cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring all the time, on full heat.
Add Tomato puree and flour, stir in with the beef then add the ale. Reduce on low heat for a few minutes then add the beef stock and stir. Simmer for 30 minutes or until beef pieces are tender.
Allow to cool.
Roll out pastry and line muffin tin with disc of pastry. Fill with the beef mix and place a disc of pastry on top as a lid. Secure with beaten egg and brush the top of the pastry with egg.
Bake in pre-heated oven for 25 minutes at 175掳

Brian鈥檚 Tip:
Try adding some kidneys to the end of cooking the beef.

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