Meat and Potato Pie

I had left over steak and eye round roast, so figured why not combine to make a recipe. Do not worry, can use uncooked beef as well to make this deliciousness.

Ingredients:

Crust:

1 1/2 Sticks Butter, cut into small pieces

1 1/2C All Purpose Flour

1/2 tsp. Salt

1 Egg Yolk

2T Dried Chives (I didn’t actually measure, I added until happy)

1 T White Wine Vinegar (white distilled vinegar will work)

1 Egg for Brushing Crust

Pie Ingredients:

2lbs. Beef of Choice

2 T Olive Oil

2 Carrots, peeled, cut into 1 inch pieces (can cut anyway you wish)

1 Onion, diced

1 T Minced Fresh Garlic

1 tsp. Dried Sage

1/2 tsp. Cumin

1 tsp. Italian Seasoning

1 T Flour

1 T Tomato Paste

Salt/ Pepper to taste (honest add until you are happy, everyone is different)

1 C Beef Stock

1/2 C Red Wine (use beef stock if needed0

1/4 C Mushroom Catsup https://junecleaver21stcenturystyle.wordpress.com/2022/04/12/mushroom-catsup/ (or beef stock, can also be store bought)

1 lb. Red Potatoes, peeled and diced

1/4 C Worcestershire Sauce (do not omit)

1/4 C Water

3T Flour

Directions:

Crust:

-In bowl add flour, salt, chives. Using pastry cutter, cut in butter until mixture is pea sized. Add in egg and vinegar, mix dough until wet. Form into ball, wrap in plastic wrap and store in fridge for at least 1 hour or overnight.

Pie:

-If using uncooked beef, dice meat into bite sized pieces, heat oil over medium high heat, add in beef and sear 2-3 minutes. Remove beef. (if like me, using cooked beef, omit this step, just ensure beef is diced)

-Add in butter, carrot, onion and garlic. Cook 3 minutes. Add in flour and tomato paste, cook 1 minute. Add in beef, beef broth, wine, catsup, Worcestershire sauce and spices. Bring to boil, and cook 2 minutes, stirring often.

-Add in beef, bring back to boil, reduce to simmer and cover for 40 minutes. Add in potatoes, increase temperature to boil, cook 15 minutes. Mix water and 3T flour well. Pour into mixture and cook 5 minutes.

-Remove meat and potato mixture from heat, pour into 9inch pie plate and cool for at least 30 minutes before adding crust.

-Remove crust from fridge, dust clean service with flour and roll dough into 13 inch round pie crust.

-Place on top of cool meat mix, tuck into sided, fold overhang under itself and crimp crust. Whisk whole egg well, brush top of crust.

-Bake 400 degree for 40-45 minutes, remove from oven and cool a bit before serving. Enjoy!