STEAK & ALE PIES
Tender British steak slow-cooked with smooth ale and a shake of Worcestershire sauce, topped with our light, flaky puff pastry.
How to Cook
This recipe is made with some raw ingredients and isn’t suitable for microwaving, so please follow these cooking instructions carefully.
- Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.
- Remove all packaging, leaving the pies in their dishes. For best results, brush the pastry with milk or whisked egg*.
- Place the dishes on a tray in the centre of the oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the pastry turns golden brown.
- Leave to stand for 4 minutes before serving in their dishes. Be careful, they’ll be hot. Make sure your pies are piping hot throughout.
*Don’t worry, they taste just as good without doing this. It just makes them look even better if you want to impress!
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Ingredients
British beef (31%), wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), onions, ale (11%) (barley), sustainable palm oil, water, carrots, red wine, mushrooms, bacon (pork, salt, preservative: sodium nitrite*, antioxidant: ascorbic acid), cornflour, celery, beef stock (water, yeast extract, salt, beef bones, molasses, tomato purée, rapeseed oil, onion powder, ground black pepper), port, rapeseed oil, salt, tomato purée, beef gelatine, vegetarian Worcester sauce (water, sugar, spirit vinegar, molasses, onion purée, salt, tamarind paste, cloves, garlic purée, ginger purée), garlic purée, semi-dried cherry tomatoes, black pepper, porcini mushroom powder.
Secret ingredient: obsession.
*Don’t worry, this is part of the traditional curing method of baconWARNING: Although we do our very best to take out all the bones, some may remain.
Nutritional
Informationper 100g
per ½ pack
Energy
948kJ
227kcal2845kJ
681kcalFat
13.1g
39.3g
(of which saturates)
6.3g
18.9g
Carbohydrate
15.5g
46.6g
(of which sugars)
2.7g
8g
Protein
10.6g
31.7g
Fibre
0.8g
2.5g
Salt
0.62g
1.86g
Allergy Information
For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold
May also contain nuts, peanuts and sesame.Please note: We are constantly reviewing our recipes to ensure they are as delicious as possible. Try as we might, sometimes we are not as quick to update our website.
Please always check the sleeve found on your dish for the most up to date information.
Our Chef Recommends
The ramekins are great, they give the dishes a very classy edge. The pie mixture is cooked just like you would yourself, so it tastes truly homemade.
More about ABI
Goes Best With
GARDEN PEAS WITH MINTED BUTTER
200g green peas (from about 500g of fresh pods, or you could use frozen)
25g butter
2 tbsp butter (to sauté the onions)
¼ medium onion, thinly sliced
10g fresh mint, chopped
1. Melt the butter in a small frying pan. Add the onion and sauté for about 5 mins until tender.
2. In a small saucepan, add just enough water to cover the bottom and keep the peas from scorching (about 4 tbsp). Add the peas and onion. Cover and cook over a medium heat until the peas are tender (about 5—10 minutes, depending on size and freshness). If the butter is not at room temperature, melt it while the peas are cooking.
3. When the peas are done, drain them, then add the butter and mint. Serve with a freshly baked Charlie Bigham’s Steak & Ale Pie.
Something
to drink?
A full-bodied red wine would be a fine choice but a strong ale, to complement the ale in the pie, might be even more delicious.
