Beef And Guinness Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 54 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 34 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs stewing beef, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 4 cups guinness stout
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cup homemade beef stock
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 2 large carrots, peeled and sliced
• 1 large onion
• salt & fresh ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, minced
• 1 bouquet garni (containing 3 sprigs fresh parsley, 1 sprig fresh thyme, 8-10 peppercorns, and 1 bay leaf)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 3 -4 large mushrooms, sliced (optional)
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable shortening, such as crisco
• 1/3 cup unsalted kerrygold irish butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/3 cup ice water
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 filling:.
• 2 in a large container with lid, combine the beef, 2 cups guinness, garlic (crush with heal of hand or blade of knife) and bay leaves.
• 3 cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• 4 drain and discard marinade, garlic and bay leaves.
• 5 in a large saucepan over medium heat, bring the marinated beef, remaining 2 cups guinness, and beef stock, beef stock or broth to a boil.
• 6 reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the meat is tender.
• 7 skim off any foam that rises to the top.
• 8 add the celery, carrots, onion, salt, pepper, parsley and bouquet garni and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the vegetables are slightly tender.
• 9 in a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and water, whisk until smooth.
• 10 stir into the filling, and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until the liquid is thickened.
• 11 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 12 pastry:.
• 13 combine, flour, salt, shortening and butter in a food processor fitted with a metal blade.
• 14 pulse 4 to 5 times, or until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 15 sprinkle in 4 tablespoons of the ice water, pulse 4 to 5 times, and if needed, add the rest of the water and pulse again.
• 16 form dough into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• 17 on a floured surface, roll out the dough to a circle 12 inches in diameter.
• 18 remove the bouquet garni, stir in the mushrooms if using, and transfer the filling to a 10-ince deep-dish pie plate.
• 19 cover with the pastry, crimp the edges, and cut a few slits in the top to allow steam to escape.
• 20 brush the top with the egg wash.
• 21 bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the top is golden and the mixture is bubbling.