I hope you girls all like this recipe as much as I do as it’s a firm favourite in my house! I made this by accident one day when I forgot to buy any chicken to make a chicken & leek pie so had to make do with what I had in the freezer! It is a little bit time-consuming but I’m sure you could always cook the mix in a slow cooker if you were at work all day! I normally serve with cheesy mash and 2/3 different vegetables, it also works well with home-cooked chips and lots of gravy! Any questions feel free to pop me a message! 

Steak, Leek and Mushrooms
Fried Steak, Leek and Mushrooms
Steak, Leek and Mushrooms in stock

Ingredients

  • 500g beef (stewing meat / braising steak)
  • 1 large leek – chopped
  • ½ red onion (optional, can always use more leek instead)
  • 2 cloves garlic – grated
  • Quartered mushrooms (140g but use more if you love mushrooms)
  • 2 beef stock cubes, 1 vegetable (dissolved in 400ml water. 350ml water if using ale/wine)
  • Roll of ready-made puff pastry (lazy I know!)
  • Salt, pepper and paprika
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
Ingredients added to pastry
CGUK Puffed Pastry
Steak, Leek and Mushroom Pie - Cooked

Method

  • Heat a large pan with oil until hot
  • Add beef and cook until browned
  • Add the flour and stir well to coat the beef
  • Add the chopped leek and mushroom, and grate in the garlic, add salt, pepper and paprika to taste (as much or as little as you prefer)
  • Lightly fry together for 5 mins – stir occasionally
  • Dissolve stock cubes in water and add to the pan – bring the pan to a steady simmer
  • Simmer for 2/2.5 hours until the liquid has thickened ( there should be much much less than at the start)
  • Preheat oven to 180 / gas mark 4
  • Roll out pre-made pastry – use a rolling pin to flatten it a bit more
  • Shape pastry into the pie dish making sure to come over the edge
  • Spoon in your cooked pie mix then lay your pastry lid on top
  • Crimp edge with a fork to seal and cut off any excess pastry
  • Decorate however, you like or leave plain, it will taste yummy either way!!
  • Make sure to put a couple of small slits in the pie lid for the steam to escape while cooking
  • Brush your pie with a beaten egg
  • Place on a baking tray in the middle of the oven and cook for 25-35 mins – the pastry should be a lovely golden brown colour!
  • Serve and enjoy!

Written by Kiri Palmer

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