Chunky Beef Pies

A recipe I invented on my own. It's quick because the meat is done in the pressure cooker. These pies can be frozen and reheated. They taste awesome!

This recipes uses 12 x 5cm deep pie tins.

Ingredients

Meat Filling
500-700g gravy beef, cut into 2cm cubes
½ teaspoon chilli paste
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tablespoons tomato paste
Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon beef stock powder
250ml dry red wine
1 large brown onion sliced
½ red capsicum diced
200g sliced button mushrooms
Olive oil
1 teaspoon conflour
Freshly ground black pepper
3 sheet of tharwed puff pastry
1 egg, beaten
Poppy seeds

Shortcrust Pastry
265g (1 ¾ cups) plain flour
125g chilled butter, chopped
1 egg yolk
Iced water

Method

Add a generous amount of oil in a pressure cooker over high heat. Once the oil is starting to smoke, add the beef. Cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes, or until browned. Add chilli paste.
Add wine and beef stock powder. Bring to the boil. Add tomato paste and pepper and stir.
Place lid on and cook on medium for 15 mins.
Add the onion, capsicum and mushrooms. Replace lid and cook for a further 5 mins.
Add the cornflour and make sure it is stirred in well. Once sauce has thickened, take it off heat.
Let stew stand until cooled.
Once cooled, preheat oven to 180 degrees.
Prepare the shortcrust pastry and line pie tins with the pastry. Place in fridge for 15 mins.
Remove pie tins from fridge, and place meat mixture into pie tins. Leave a little gap at the top.
Cut a puff pastry sheet diagonally and place on top of pie tin. Cut around pie tin and seal by pressing the back of a fork on the edge of the pie tin. Remove any excess pastry.
Whisk the egg in a bowl. Brush egg on the puff pastry and sprinkle poppy seeds on top.
Place pie tins in the oven and cook for 15-25 mins, or until the puff pastry is golden brown.
Remove from oven and let pies stand for 5-10 mins.
Serve with salad.

Method for Shortcrust Pastry

Place the flour and butter in the bowl of a food processor and process until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Add the egg yolk. While processing the mixture, add enough water until the dough just starts to come together.
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently until smooth.
Roll out pastry.