Steak and Ale

Cube steak and Coat in flour, fry on high heat until browned all over.
add onion, leek, garlic and carrot, fry for a bit longer. Add seasoning and herbs.
Pour in pint of dark ale. This one used Bateman's Dark Lord
Simmer with lid on for about an hour or a bit more. Remove the lid for the last 15mins or so to aid thickening.

Make some shortcrust pastry (300g plain flour, salt, 75g Stork, 75g Butter, 3 tbsp cold water).

Roll out pastry and line enamel pie tin, (smear with butter first) pour in steak & ale filling. Put in chimney and fit pastry top.

Bake in oven at 190C for 30 minutes or until the pastry is browned.


Now Baby T. Sooner you come out, sooner you can sample Daddy's pies.