FEATURE RECIPE
Beef, mushroom and red wine pie

Beef, mushroom and red wine pie

Serves 6

Cooking Time Prep time 20 mins, cook 3 hours (plus cooling)



1.7 kg   boneless beef shoulder, cut into 2cm cubes
For dusting:   seasoned flour
30 ml   olive oil
2   onions, diced
2   stalks of celery, diced
1   carrot, diced
1   clove of garlic, finely chopped
600 ml   beef stock
375 ml (1½ cups)   red wine
10   sprigs of thyme
3   fresh bay leaves
40 gm   plain flour
200 gm   pine mushrooms, coarsely torn
30 ml   red wine vinegar
375 gm   butter puff pastry
1   egg, lightly beaten with 1 tbsp milk
To serve:   steamed Roman beans


1 Dust beef in seasoned flour, shaking off excess. Heat oil in a heavy-based casserole over medium-high heat, add beef and cook, stirring occasionally, until brown (4-5 minutes). Add onion, celery, carrot and garlic and cook until vegies are tender (4-5 minutes). Add stock, wine and herbs, season to taste with sea salt and black pepper, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 2 hours. Add mushrooms and cook until meat is falling apart (30 minutes).
2 Place flour in a small bowl and add enough braising liquid (about 1/3 cup) to make a thin, smooth paste. Add to casserole, stirring until smooth and thick (4-5 minutes). Season to taste, add vinegar, cool, then spoon into an 8-cup capacity pie dish, removing bay leaves.
3 Preheat oven to 180C. Roll pastry to 3mm thick on a floured surface. Place over filling, with edges overhanging. Press with fork tines to seal edges and trim excess with a knife. Brush with eggwash and bake until pastry is golden (about 20 minutes). Serve with beans.


Drink Suggestion Rich shiraz.

RECIPE Emma Knowles and Lisa Featherby PHOTOGRAPHY William Meppem STYLING Emma Knowles and Lisa Featherby DRINK SUGGESTION Max Allen

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