Steak & Guinness Pie Recipes

Steak & Guinness Pie

Ingredients:

• 8 slices bacon
• 2 pounds round steaks
• 1 T flour (Seasoned with a bit of salt and pepper)
• 5 onions, peeled and chopped
• 1/3 c raisins (optional)
• 1 c peas
• 2-3 T chopped parsley
• 1 T brown sugar
• 1 1/3 c Guinness stout
• 1 sheet puff pastry
• Oil

Preparation:

Brown Bacon in frying pan. Crumble into small pieces.

Cut steaks into bite size cubes, roll in flour mixture Brown in Bacon drippings: add extra oil if necessary. When browned place meat and crumbled bacon in a casserole dish.

Sautee onions in the bacon drippings/oil until golden, then add to the meat. Add the raisins, peas, parsley, brown sugar, and Guinness: cover tightly and simmer over low heat for 2- 2 ½ hours. Stir occacsionally and add more Guinness or water if the gravy gets too thick.

Roll out pastry to fir casserole. Place on top of meat mixture and bake according to package directions or until puffed golden.

Yields 8 servings

** You can make the filling ahead of time and reheat just a bit before placing in casserole dish, covering with puff pastry and baking.