Name: Steak Diane pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 20 gram butter, plus 20g extra; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 kilogram beef chuck steak, cut into 2cm cubes; 1/3 cup seasoned flour; 6 eschalots, halved; 2 clove garlic, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup brandy; 1 1/2 cup beef stock; 1 tablespoon dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce; 1/4 cup cream, plus 1/4 cup extra; 1/4 cup chopped parsley; 500 gram potatoes, chopped; 2 sheets frozen butter puff pastry, thawed; 1 egg, whisked; steamed green beans, to serve

Ingredients

20 gram butter, plus 20g extra

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 kilogram beef chuck steak, cut into 2cm cubes

1/3 cup seasoned flour

6 eschalots, halved

2 clove garlic, thinly sliced

1/4 cup brandy

1 1/2 cup beef stock

1 tablespoon dijon mustard

1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce

1/4 cup cream, plus 1/4 cup extra

1/4 cup chopped parsley

500 gram potatoes, chopped

2 sheets frozen butter puff pastry, thawed

1 egg, whisked

steamed green beans, to serve

Method

1.In a large saucepan, heat butter and oil together on high. Toss beef in flour, shaking off excess. Brown in 2 batches, 4-5 minutes each. Remove from pan.

2.In same pan, saute eschalots 3-4 minutes until golden. Reduce heat to medium. Stir in garlic, cook 1 minute. Add brandy to pan to deglaze.

3.Return beef to pan with stock, mustard and sauce. Bring to boil. Reduce to low and simmer, covered, 1 hour until beef is tender and sauce has thickened. Stir in cream and parsley. Season. Cool.

4.Meanwhile, cook potatoes in a saucepan of boiling salted water 10-15 minutes until tender. Drain and mash well with extra butter and cream. Season. Cool.

5.Preheat oven to hot, 200°C. Spoon beef filling into a 22cm pie plate. Spread potato over evenly. Top with joined sheets of puff pastry. Trim, and press edges with a fork to seal.

6.Brush with egg and cut a small cross in the centre as a steam vent. Bake 25-30 minutes until pastry is puffed and golden. Serve with steamed beans.

To make seasoned flour, add salt, pepper and any other seasonings of choice to plain flour.
Note

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