Beef and Guinness Pie

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    3hrs 0mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    1480

An Irish classic, this hearty Beef and Guinness Pie is a delicious fall favorite. The stout gives a rich, malty depth to the sauce, permeating the meat and vegetables for a complex savory filling. Topped with flaky, buttery crust, it's a delight with every mouthful.

Inspired by: https://www.thespruceeats.com/beef-and-guinness-pie-recipe-435724

recipe updated Jan 5, 2022

Ingredients

  • Chuck steak icon
    Chuck steak
    910 g
  • Onion icon
    Onion
    2
  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    2
  • Beef stock icon
    Beef stock
    300 ml
  • Butter icon
    Butter
    115 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    3 tablespoons
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    225 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    as needed
  • Black pepper icon
    Black pepper
    as needed
  • Butter icon
    Butter
    30 g
  • Vegetable oil icon
    Vegetable oil
    1 tablespoon
  • Worcestershire sauce icon
    Worcestershire sauce
    2 teaspoons
  • Tomato paste icon
    Tomato paste
    2 teaspoons
  • Sugar icon
    Sugar
    2 teaspoons
  • Guinness icon
    Guinness
    500 ml
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    1 pinch

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Instant Pot
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Kenwood bowl - kenwood chef xl
  • kCook icon Inner pot
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 400F/200C/gas 6
  2. Place flour in a large bowl and season with salt and ground black pepper
  3. Add the cubes of meat and toss well in the flour until evenly coated
  4. Select "Saute - Normal" on your Instant Pot and wait until the display reads "hot"
  5. Add the butter and oil to the Instant Pot and heat until the butter has melted
  6. Add the meat to the fat in small batches and brown quickly all over for just a minute, then remove with a slotted spoon and set aside
  7. Add the onions and carrots to the pot
  8. Fry gently for about 2 minutes
  9. Then return the meat to the pot with the Worcestershire sauce, tomato puree, beer, stock, and sugar
  10. Grind in plenty of black pepper and a little salt and stir well
  11. Close and lock the lid and turn the steam release handle to Sealing
  12. Pressure cook on "Meat/Stew" setting for 20 minutes, then allow for natural pressure release
  13. When the pressure valve has dropped, remove the lid and return to "Saute" mode and cook while stirring occasionally until the sauce becomes thickened and glossy
  14. Remove from the heat, place into a 2½ pint (1.5 liter) deep pie dish and leave to cool completely
  15. Attach the K-Beater
  16. Add the flour, salt and butter to the Cooking Chef XL bowl
  17. Lift the Cooking Chef head and fit the heat shield
  18. Mix on low speed for a couple minutes
  19. Slowly pour in the water with the mixer running
  20. Increase to speed 4 for another minute
  21. Roll out the pastry to 1/8" (3mm)
  22. Cut a ¾" (2cm) strip from the rolled-out pastry
  23. Brush the rim of the pie dish with water and place the pastry strip around the rim, pressing it down
  24. Cut out the remaining pastry about 1" (2.5cm) larger than the dish
  25. Sit a pie funnel in the center of the filling; it will support the pastry and stop it from sinking into the filling and becoming soggy
  26. Place the pastry lid over the top and press down to the edge and seal
  27. Trim off any excess pastry and crimp the edges with a fork or between your thumb and forefinger
  28. Brush the top with beaten egg and make a hole in the center to reveal the pie funnel
  29. Optional–you can decorate the top of the pie with pastry trimmings as you like
  30. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden
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