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Big beef in red wine pie
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Big beef in red wine pie

17 ingredients 25 min Serves 6 openrecipes
Big beef in red wine pie

Slow cook a cheap cut of meat like braising steak in rich red wine gravy for the perfect base to a classic pie

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1066
Calories
49g
Protein
34g
Fat
133g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 17 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1½kg braising steaks , cut into large chunks
  • large sprig of fresh thyme
  • 3 fresh bay leaves
  • 1 star anise , optional, but add if you have
  • 750ml bottle cheap red wine
  • 3 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 4 sticks celery , chopped
  • 1 large onion , chopped
  • 6 large carrots , cut into chunks
  • 2 garlic cloves , chopped
  • pinch golden caster sugar
  • 3 tbsp plain flour , plus extra for dusting
  • 1 heaped tbsp tomato purée
  • 2 beef stock cubes
  • 500g block shortcrust or puff pastry , preferably all butter
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • flaky sea salt

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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