Slow Cooked meat and potato pies

 Being a northerner I was brought up to love a good pie, pie and mash, pie and chips and to my girlfriends shock pie ad mushy pies on bonfire night! The secret to a good pie is a good quality meat for the filling and non soggy pastry!.

I get my meat from the local butchers Malcolm Matthews  link to their facebook page here the meat quality is fantastic if youre near Leeds give them a shot you wont regret it. If you cant get to a butchers I've added a link to the supermarkets offerings.

This pie was cooked in two stages, the filling in the slow cooker and then the pastry in the oven to add a crispy browned topping. follow the simple recipe for an amazing pie and maybe learn a thing or two about home brew beer too!

recipe for Steak and ale pie

The ingredients below are what's needed to make about five pies, adjust the if you want more or less adjust the quantity .

​If you are missing anything click on the images to go to the retailers site to purchase.

Beef Shin or Brisket joint

2 - 3 white potatoes

2 Red onions

2 bottles of real ale

Oxo Cube x 1

Bisto Gravy Granuels

1 double pack of Rolled out puff pastry

2 tablespoons of corn flour

Equipment needed

The Equipment below is what's needed to make this recipe, If you are missing anything or need to replace an old/broken piece of equipment then click on the images to see a selection of great equipment for sale.

A slow Cooker

A Good sharp Kitchen Knife

Pie Tins

Chopping Boards

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