Easy Beef and Guinness Pie

This is quick, easy and simple pie to make that my whole family loves. I use bisto gravy granules to thicken ours opposed to flour for a more beefy flavour. It makes for a great no fuss mid week meal and is great one for those cold winter nights. I serve ours as is but you can serve with chips or mashed potato and vegetables or whatever is your favourite. If you would like to see the original recipe please click here.

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Ingredients

1 Tablespoon oil
500g Beef mince
1 Onion, finely chopped
1 Carrot, finely diced
1/2 Cup frozen peas
1 Tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1/4 Cup plain flour (I use bisto gravy granules to thicken)
1/2 Cup Guinness stout or beer
Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
500ml Beef stock
1 Sheet puff pastry, thawed

Method

1. Pre-heat oven to 200ºC. Heat oil in a frying pan.

2. Add mince, onion & carrotand cook for 5 mins or until meat has browned.

3. Add peas, Worcestershire sauce & flour and cook for for 1 min, stirring.

4. Add Guinness and stock, bring to the boil, stirring, and cook for 5 minutes until just thickened.

5. Season to taste with pepper.

6. Divide mince between four 2-cup capacity ovenproof dishes.

7. Cut pastry into circle to overlap ramekins & place on top of each pie.

8. Bake for 20 mins or until golden.

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