Beef, Bacon and Red Wine Pie Recipe

Name: Beef, Bacon and Red Wine Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 g diced beef; 250 g smoked bacon roughly chopped; 2 carrot chopped; 1 sweet potato small chopped; 1/4 pumpkin chopped; 1 tbs oil; 1 onion chopped; 1 garlic clove crushed; 1 tbs plain flour; 2 tbs tomato paste; 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce; 2 cup red wine; 2 cup beef stock (liquid); 1 bouquet garni; 1 pinch salt and pepper *to taste; 1 sheet puff pastry; 1 egg beaten

Ingredients

500 g diced beef
250 g smoked bacon roughly chopped
2 carrot chopped
1 sweet potato small chopped
1/4 pumpkin chopped
1 tbs oil
1 onion chopped
1 garlic clove crushed
1 tbs plain flour
2 tbs tomato paste
1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
2 cup red wine
2 cup beef stock (liquid)
1 bouquet garni
1 pinch salt and pepper *to taste
1 sheet puff pastry
1 egg beaten

PREP TIME 20m	COOK TIME 1h40m	TOTAL TIME 2h
YIELD 4

Instructions

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook meat until browned. Set aside.
Using same saucepan, add onion and sauté until softened.
Add bacon. Fry until cooked through.
Add garlic and vegetables. Fry until coloured.
Add flour. Mix well.
Add beef, including any juices.
Add beef stock, red wine, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce and bouquet garni. Reduce to a simmer and cook for approximately 1½ hours or until meat is tender. Add salt and pepper.
Remove bouquet garni and transfer filling to a 1½ litre capacity pie dish, or 4-6 ramekins.
Cover with puff pastry, brush with egg. Make a few slits in the top.
Bake at 180C for 30 minutes or until pastry is golden.