What is Guinness?
Guinness is an Irish dry stout made from barley, hops, water and yeast. It is rich in flavour and perfect used in beef stews to add depth. It’s perfect in this steak and Guinness pie recipe as it adds so much to the gravy.
Ingredients
Pies are great for preparing ahead and is an excellent opportunity to use affordable, tougher cuts of meat. I prefer using Chuck steak but short ribs, beef shin or stewing beef will all work. Along with the Guinness, I like adding mushrooms, onions, carrots and garlic for flavour. The stew is cooked low and slow to allow the meat time to break down and become soft and succulent. Once cooked, the steak and mushroom stew is topped with a layer of puff pastry and baked until golden brown and bubbling. Feel free to use any pie crust of your choice.
Chuck steak. Beef shin, short ribs or stewing beef can be substituted. Onion. Carrots. Garlic cloves. Chopped tomatoes. Bay leaf. Fresh thyme. Guinness. Substitute with any stout if you can’t find Guinness. Beef stock/Beef broth. Salt and pepper. Sugar. Mushrooms. I used chestnut/portabellini mushrooms but any mushrooms will work. Puff pastry. I used a thawed sheet of puff pastry but any pie crust or dough can be used. Egg.
How to make steak and Guinness pie
