St. Patrick's Day came early in my house. Yesterday was my son's birthday, and because Carson has started working like an Oompa Loompa and won't be home for dinner on Thursday, I decided to make our Irish-themed dinner last night. I found this recipe for Beef and Guinness Pie via a friend, and you don't have to convince me to make something if it has the words "beef," "Guinness," and "pie" in it.
Two things. First, it was FANTASTIC. I mean, fan-freaking-tastic! The beef fell apart on your fork, the flaky puff pastry gave it a wonderful, buttery richness, and you could taste the Guinness in every, single bite. Secondly, the recipe made enough for a small, no - large, army. It quickly became apparent to me that I did not have bowls or baking dishes big enough to contain the ingredients (as evident below in my pictures). My oven needs some cleaning. Oh well, worth it! Serves 6-8, the recipe says. 6-8 competitive eaters, maybe.
gigantic bowl of meat, onions, mushrooms, beef stock, tomato paste, garlic, thyme and beer...
flour added and into the too-small baking dish...
after three and a half hours of baking...
puff pastry and egg wash added...
ta da!
I served it with Buttered Peas and Susie's Potatoes. Ok, who wants leftovers? Come over quick before I turn into a 200-pound woman.
YUM! OMG yum! and the you go & cover it in puff pastry. You are awesome!
ReplyDeleteOh goodness...that looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteI want this for dinner tonight! I can't wait for tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteDarn it! I wish I were still there to be eating your leftovers. Really looks great...and I love the messy pans :)
ReplyDeleteSiri, I am just back from Italy and loved reading your adventure with Beef and Guinness Pie! Did you use less flour, or add more Guinness as I suggested? It looks amazing and I love that you served it with the roast potatoes - that's how you get it in Ireland. But then, you're brilliant!
ReplyDeleteThis looks unbelievable! May I ask what kind of puff pastry dough you topped this with & is it similar to Phyllo dough? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteIt's puff pastry - you can find it in the freezer section, it's near the phyllo dough but that is an entirely different thing!
ReplyDeleteThank you Siri. I can't wait to make this pie! Your food blog here is awesome but very dangerous to a weight watcher like myself..too many amazing recipes!
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