Beef Pot Pies
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 1833
- Total Fat
- 121
- Saturated Fat
- 35
- Carbohydrates
- 126
- Dietary Fiber
- 7
- Sugar
- 7
- Protein
- 59
- Cholesterol
- 159
- Sodium
- 1523
- Total: 2 hr 20 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 45 min
Ingredients
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds beef stew meat (sirloin cut into cubes)
1 1/2 cups diced carrots (1/2-inch dice)
1 1/2 cups diced celery (1/2-inch dice)
2 shallots, minced
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for flouring
1 pound cremini or white button mushrooms
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 can beef broth
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 bay leaves
2 sprigs fresh thyme
Three 17.3-ounce packages frozen puff pastry, such as Pepperidge Farm, thawed
4 slices crisp-cooked bacon, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 large egg
Directions
Special equipment:
six 6- to 8-inch ovensafe skillets- Melt the butter with the olive oil in a heavy pot. Sear the meat over medium-high heat in batches until brown, 4 to 5 minutes; remove to a plate.
- Add the carrots, celery and shallots and saute until the vegetables start to wilt, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium low, add the mustard, garlic and 1 tablespoon of the flour and saute for 1 minute. Add the mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the wine, beef broth and 1 cup water. Add salt and pepper to taste and stir. Bring to a boil. Return the browned meat to the pot and reduce the heat to low. Add the bay leaves and thyme sprigs, then cover and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes.
- After 45 minutes, mix the remaining 2 tablespoons flour with a little water and pour into the stew. Cook and thicken for 10 more minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool completely.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the puff pastry sheets one by one to get rid of the creases. Set a 6- to 8-inch ovensafe skillet upside down on a pastry sheet and cut a circle around it, making it 1/2 inch larger than the dish. Repeat with the remaining 5 skillets using all of the pastry sheets; discard the scraps.
- Put the 6 skillets onto 2 baking sheets and fill the skillets with the cooled beef mixture. Sprinkle over some chopped bacon and 1/2 teaspoon chopped parsley on each.
- Top each skillet with a pastry circle, pressing along the edges to seal. Mix together the egg and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl to make an egg wash. Brush each pastry lid with the egg wash. Bake until the pastry is puffed and golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.