Beef pie with star anise carrots
This is basically a braised beef stew turned into a pie. We get a lot of letters and emails from people complaining that a pie isn't a pie without a base! But this is such a simple dish. For the beef, make sure you get big chunks - you don't want the stew
PREP TIME
30
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
240
MINUTES
Ingredients
2kg shin of beef, cut into large dice
2 shallots, diced
250ml beer
500ml red wine
A few sprigs of thyme
2 bay leaves
500g ready-made puff pastry
1 egg yolk, beaten
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the carrots:
400g whole carrots, peeled, with 1cm green tops left on
100g caster sugar
5 star anise
100g butter
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