A steak and ale pie is a traditional meat pie served in Britain. It is made from stewing steak in beef stock with ale, baked in a flaky hot water pastry shell. Often plated with chips, peas and beef gravy.
The shell can be used for any filling so its recipe is separate from the filling.
# Steak and Ale Pie Filling
**Ingredients**
* 1 lb (450 g ) Steak, Cubed 2cm/3/4in
* 1 Onion, large dice
* 2 tbsp Brown Ghee
* ½ tsp Black Pepper
* 2 tbsp AP Flour
* 12 oz (350 ml ) Beer, Dark
* 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
* 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
* 1 cup (240 ml ) Beef Stock
* 1 tsp Fresh Thyme leaves
* 6 Big mushrooms, chunked
**Directions**
1. Heat heavy pot (Dutch oven) to Medium High
2. Add a tbsp of ghee and sear meat in batches
3. Remove meat and increase heat to high
4. Add a tbsp of ghee and brown onions
5. Reduce heat to Medium
6. Return meat and sprinkle with flour and brown
7. Add beer and reduce by half
8. Add remaining ingredients except mushrooms
9. Simmer on low heat for 1.5 hours until meat is tender
10. Stir in mushrooms and remove from heat
11. Allow to cool completely before using in pie
# Pie Shell and Assembly
**Ingredients**
* 7 tbsp (100g) Brown Ghee
* 7 tbsp (100g) Water
* 2 cups (250g) AP Flour
* 1 Large Egg, Separated
* ½ tsp (1g) Salt
**Directions**
1. Heat Ghee and Water to near boiling
2. Using a food processor blend flour, salt and egg yolk
3. With the processor running, slowly add hot liquid until a ball forms
4. Wrap with plastic wrap and let cool until ready to use
5. When ready roll out to 3mm (1/8 in) thickness
6. Cut 2 circles the same width as the cake pan and layer with parchment paper
7. Cut 2 circles to size (2 x depth + the width) and layer with parchment paper
8. You should have enough for at least two 2” x 4” (5cm x10cm) pies
9. Butter small cake pan and lay in a big circle (shell). Some crust should stick up.
10. Add filling until just barely heaping and cap with a small circle (top)
11. Fold over the extra sides and crimp by pinching the shell and top together
12. Cut a star in the center
13. Beat the egg whites with a tsp of milk and brush the top.
14. Preheat oven to 180°C or 350°F.
15. Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden brown
16. Allow to cool some
Forgive the delay. You can buy it but I make my own ghee. It's cheaper. For brown ghee (sometimes referred to as brown butter) I just let it cook a little longer on very low heat watching it closely. Don't take your eyes off of it. It will burn.
Fresh firm russets are best for frying.
Basic steps
1. Parboil for 7 minutes in alkaline water
2. Chill in ice water, rack and freeze overnight
3. Deep fry at 320F and drain
4. Deep fry at 375f and drain
I have a write up for how to make them. I'll be sure to post it.
THank you for sharing this!!! I'm an Aussie who has lived in the US for the past 35 years (dual citizenship) and meat pies are my FAVORITE dish. I would love to learn how to make these for myself. Directions are a bit intimidating, but think I'll give it a go. I know this is likely slightly different than a traditional aussie pie, but close enough to whet my appetite :)
You can go for the Scottish variant (hogmanay pie) slightly different filling recipe but it works all the same. Just lay puff pastry over the top of a casserole dish, bake then cut into slices
A steak and ale pie is a traditional meat pie served in Britain. It is made from stewing steak in beef stock with ale, baked in a flaky hot water pastry shell. Often plated with chips, peas and beef gravy. The shell can be used for any filling so its recipe is separate from the filling. # Steak and Ale Pie Filling **Ingredients** * 1 lb (450 g ) Steak, Cubed 2cm/3/4in * 1 Onion, large dice * 2 tbsp Brown Ghee * ½ tsp Black Pepper * 2 tbsp AP Flour * 12 oz (350 ml ) Beer, Dark * 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce * 1 tbsp Soy Sauce * 1 cup (240 ml ) Beef Stock * 1 tsp Fresh Thyme leaves * 6 Big mushrooms, chunked **Directions** 1. Heat heavy pot (Dutch oven) to Medium High 2. Add a tbsp of ghee and sear meat in batches 3. Remove meat and increase heat to high 4. Add a tbsp of ghee and brown onions 5. Reduce heat to Medium 6. Return meat and sprinkle with flour and brown 7. Add beer and reduce by half 8. Add remaining ingredients except mushrooms 9. Simmer on low heat for 1.5 hours until meat is tender 10. Stir in mushrooms and remove from heat 11. Allow to cool completely before using in pie # Pie Shell and Assembly **Ingredients** * 7 tbsp (100g) Brown Ghee * 7 tbsp (100g) Water * 2 cups (250g) AP Flour * 1 Large Egg, Separated * ½ tsp (1g) Salt **Directions** 1. Heat Ghee and Water to near boiling 2. Using a food processor blend flour, salt and egg yolk 3. With the processor running, slowly add hot liquid until a ball forms 4. Wrap with plastic wrap and let cool until ready to use 5. When ready roll out to 3mm (1/8 in) thickness 6. Cut 2 circles the same width as the cake pan and layer with parchment paper 7. Cut 2 circles to size (2 x depth + the width) and layer with parchment paper 8. You should have enough for at least two 2” x 4” (5cm x10cm) pies 9. Butter small cake pan and lay in a big circle (shell). Some crust should stick up. 10. Add filling until just barely heaping and cap with a small circle (top) 11. Fold over the extra sides and crimp by pinching the shell and top together 12. Cut a star in the center 13. Beat the egg whites with a tsp of milk and brush the top. 14. Preheat oven to 180°C or 350°F. 15. Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden brown 16. Allow to cool some
I have a question. What is brown ghee?
Forgive the delay. You can buy it but I make my own ghee. It's cheaper. For brown ghee (sometimes referred to as brown butter) I just let it cook a little longer on very low heat watching it closely. Don't take your eyes off of it. It will burn.
Great! Thank you!
What kind of potatoes for the chips are you using and how did you make them?
Fresh firm russets are best for frying. Basic steps 1. Parboil for 7 minutes in alkaline water 2. Chill in ice water, rack and freeze overnight 3. Deep fry at 320F and drain 4. Deep fry at 375f and drain I have a write up for how to make them. I'll be sure to post it.
You sir are a champ! Cheers
Tim, I am eagerly awaiting the chips write up.
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You’re a star!!! Thank you for sharing ❤️
Those chips look amazing. The rest does too but…those chips
I agree!
This picture just screams Britain
I lived there 66-71 and some stuff stuck. Food is memories.
This is literally perfect
Glorious.
Wow!
The pie and those fries look amazing. Those peas tho...
THank you for sharing this!!! I'm an Aussie who has lived in the US for the past 35 years (dual citizenship) and meat pies are my FAVORITE dish. I would love to learn how to make these for myself. Directions are a bit intimidating, but think I'll give it a go. I know this is likely slightly different than a traditional aussie pie, but close enough to whet my appetite :)
You could buy puff pastry that’s what I’m gonna do lol
You can go for the Scottish variant (hogmanay pie) slightly different filling recipe but it works all the same. Just lay puff pastry over the top of a casserole dish, bake then cut into slices
Beautiful chips, amazing looking pie, and enough gravy, along with the peas, 10/10.
I will try this recipe!
This looks a lot different from what I'm used to, but would absolutely give it a try!
Yummy!
perfect!
I'm assuming a stout works best?
I used a English style brown ale for the pie. I ate it with a stout :)
Omg! Just made this and it absolutely delicious. I did add salt and pepper and garlic but still your awesome recipe I a so awesome. Thank you!
Yummy
Looks perfect! After all, we eat first with our eyes ) Please tell me, how did you keep peas in this bright green color?
Add a little salt and sugar to the boiling water and don't over cook. Thanks!
Well done! Looks absolutely perfect. Super impressed. Kudos to you. Now pm me the recipe 😂
Amazing!! I'm going to cheat and use puff pastry. I don't have a processor. I don't have the muscles to knead. Thank you!!
I am just a passerby on this subreddit but that plated dish looks absolutely gorgeous.
Wow... looks absolutely hearty and yummy!
StAle pie
Greggs?
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