Category: Baking (Savoury)
Cuisine: British
Yields:
3 Servings
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 Mins
Cook Time:
2 Hr 50 Mins
Total Time:
3 Hr 20 Mins
We made this one on Valentine’s day 2021 (LOCKDOWN !!) as an alternative to the usual winner, winner chicken dinner.
Gets a bit of use out of the slow cooker !!
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
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For the Pie mix
- For Pastry
Instructions
- Put a drop of oil in the slow cooker. Chop onion, celery, carrot, garlic Coat the beef in the flour mixture - add into the slow cooker to seal - then add in the rest of the above ingredients
- Leave to fry for 5 to 10 mins Add in the thyme, and stock cube - mix. Add in worcester sauce - and the boiling water. Stir to ensure Oxo cube mixed in properly. If you are not using a slow cooker then maybe a bit more water since slow cooker seems not to lose water like a crock pot does
- Cook for 2 hours - about 10 mins before the end add the mushrooms ( so that they don't totally disappear if added too early )
- When done add into pie dish - ready for the lid to go on Pastry
- Sieve the flour into a bowl - add the salt Add butter and lard - then chop into small pieces in the flour
- Using fingers gently rub into flour till mixture crumbly. Add tsp water - and use knife to bring it all together into a dough Wrap in cling film and leave in the fridge for at least 1/2 hour
- Get out of fridge, roll on floured surface . Bringing it all together
- Heat over to 180 degrees
- Wet the top edges of pie dish and line with thin strip of pastry ( so that the lid sticks ) Cover with rolled pastry and add prick the top to let out air. Brush with milk / egg wash Put in oven for 45 minutes (or until pastry is golden )