A hearty beef pot pie with a golden lattice crust in a green oval baking dish, with a serving spoon and a portion in a small bowl, on a white linen tablecloth.

Steak & Ale Pie

Name: Steak & Ale Pie Dinner | Pi Day Recipes | Bosch
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 150 min
Ingredients: 18 oz beef (chuck roast); 2 cups dark beer (Guinness or Köstritzer); 2 tbsp flour; 3 1/2 oz bacon; 2 onions; 1 clove garlic; 2 carrot; 9 oz mushrooms; 1/3 oz thyme; 4 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tbsp cane sugar; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 2/3 cups beef stock; 1 bay leaf; 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce; 10 oz puff pastry; 5 1/4 oz cheddar (grated); 1 egg salt pepper

Kitchen Stories

Anyone can cook

Difficulty

Difficult

Total time

150 min

Cooking time

30 min

Think of a classic steak pie, boldened with ale and wrapped in a flaky golden crust—comfort food that feels both nostalgic and a little unexpected. Our Steak & Ale Pie turns simple pantry staples into a rich, slow-simmered filling that holds up to a crisp pastry top, making it ideal for a cozy Pi Day dinner or any night you want something satisfying with minimal fuss. Follow straightforward steps, smart oven tips, and timing cues to get a perfectly browned pie every time.

Ingredients

6 servings:

18 oz beef (chuck roast)

2 cups dark beer (Guinness or Köstritzer)

2 tbsp flour

3 1/2 oz bacon

2 onions

1 clove garlic

2 carrot

9 oz mushrooms

1/3 oz thyme

4 tbsp vegetable oil

1 tbsp cane sugar

1 tbsp tomato paste

1 2/3 cups beef stock

1 bay leaf

1 tbsp worcestershire sauce

10 oz puff pastry

5 1/4 oz cheddar (grated)

1 egg salt pepper

Utensils

Cutting board

Knife

Pot

Cooking

Spoon

Pastry brush

Baking

Dish

Oven

Parchment paper

Instructions

Step 1

Utensils: cutting board | knife

Cut pot roast into bite-sized pieces and dust lightly with flour. Dice bacon strips. Peel onions, garlic clove, and carrots. Finely chop garlic, onions, and carrots. Wash and cut mushrooms into small pieces. Pluck fresh thyme leaves from the stems.

A person in a blue shirt and white apron is dicing raw beef on a wooden cutting board, with bowls of chopped mushrooms, carrots, and onions nearby.

Step 2

Ingredients: 4 tbsp vegetable oil | 1 tbsp cane sugar | 1 tbsp tomato paste | 2 cups dark beer (Guinness or Köstritzer)

Utensils: pot | cooking spoon

On high heat, heat up vegetable oil in a pot and fry pot-roast cubes portion by portion for approx. 4 - 5 min. in total. Set aside. Fry the bacon over medium heat until the fat has melted. Add onions, carrots, thyme, and garlic to the pot, and lightly sauté for approx. 10 min., or until the onions become translucent. Sprinkle with cane sugar, and let it caramelize for approx. 2 min. Now add tomato paste and mushrooms and mix well. Add seared beef back to the pot. Sauté for approx. 3 more min. Deglaze with beer and let it reduce.

Liquid is being poured from a glass measuring cup into a blue Staub Dutch oven filled with a simmering stew of meat and vegetables on a Miele induction cooktop.

Step 3

Ingredients: 1 2/3 cups beef stock | 1 bay leaf | 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce | salt | pepper

Pour in meat stock and add bay leaf and Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce to low heat and with the lid on, cook for approx. 2.5 hr until the meat is tender. Stir from time to time.

A hand holds a silver spice grinder, adding seasoning to a blue Staub Dutch oven filled with a simmering stew of meat and mushrooms on a black induction cooktop.

Step 4

Ingredients: 10 oz puff pastry | 5 1/4 oz cheddar | 1 egg

Utensils: pastry brush | baking dish | oven | parchment paper | knife

Allow the finished beef mixture to cool down. Pre-heat oven to 220°C/425°F. Fit a layer of puff pastry into a parchment paper-lined baking dish. Allow the puff pastry to drape around the rim of the dish. Add the meat filling and top with cheddar. Cut second layer of puff pastry to the right lid size and lay over onto the cheese. Fold the overlapping part of the dough around the rim and pinch between your thumb and forefinger. Using a knife, cut a diamond pattern into the top layer of the puff pastry. Beat an egg and brush all the exposed puff pastry with the egg wash. Bake in the oven for approx. 30 min., or until the pie becomes golden brown. Enjoy!

A person's hand slides a green oval baking dish with an unbaked lattice-top pie into a Miele oven, which is lit inside.