Name: Braised beef in bitter beer, with mushrooms and green peppercorn pie
Total time: 2 h
Ingredients: 1.2kg braising beef, chopped into 200g slices; sea salt to season; 1 dash of vegetable oil; 6 carrots, peeled; 3 small onions, cut into halves; 1 garlic clove; 1 bay leaf; 1 sprig of fresh thyme; 10g of sugar; 125ml of bottle of red wine; 75ml of red wine vinegar; 200ml of bitter beer; 1.1l beef stock; 1 tsp cornflour; 1 dash of gravy browning; 1 handful of chives, chopped; 24 button mushrooms, sliced thinly; 1 shallot, finely diced; 1 dash of vegetable oil; 25g of butter; 25g of plain flour; 600ml of milk, hot; 25g of green peppercorns; 2 handfuls of parsley; sea salt to season; 1 sheet of puff pastry, cut into 6 equal circles the same size as your ramekins; 1 egg

Braised beef in bitter beer, with mushrooms and green peppercorn pie

by Paul Heathcote

Ingredients

Fresh Meat

1.2kg braising beef, chopped into 200g slices

Oils & Vinegars

1 dash of vegetable oil
75ml of red wine vinegar
1 dash of vegetable oil

Salad & Fresh Herbs

1 bay leaf
1 sprig of fresh thyme
1 handful of chives, chopped
2 handfuls of parsley

Beverages

125ml of bottle of red wine

Alcohol

200ml of bitter beer

Dairy

25g of butter
600ml of milk, hot
1 egg