Beef And Vegetable Pot Pielight Food

BEEF POT PIES

Steps:

• 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.

BEEF AND VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• Remove any bits of fat from the meat. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Saute the meat in the oil for 10 minutes, or until browned on all sides. Remove meat and set aside.
• Add the onion and tomato paste to the pot and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until onion is tender, stirring often. Return the meat to the skillet along with the beef broth, combining with the onion and tomato paste mixture. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until meat is tender.
• Add the carrots, potatoes, rosemary, thyme, bay leaf and crushed red pepper flakes and simmer, covered, for another 45 minutes. (Note: It may be necessary to add some water if the stew seems too thick.)
• Finally, add the mushrooms and the peas and allow stew to heat through, about another 10 to 15 minutes. Remove bay leaf and rosemary sprig before serving.

VEGETABLE BEEF POTPIE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in pepper and salt; remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute the onions, carrots and parsnip in butter for 7 minutes. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes longer or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in flour., Combine the broth, vinegar and mustard; gradually stir into vegetable mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until thickened. Stir in beef mixture and 2 teaspoons rosemary; heat through. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish., On a lightly floured surface, roll pastry into a 10-in. square. Sprinkle with remaining rosemary; press into pastry. Place over filling; flute edges and cut slits in top. Brush with egg. , Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 25-30 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

BEEF AND VEGETABLE POT PIE/LIGHT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat 1 1/2 tsp oil in a large non-stick skillet over med high heat.
• Add beef; cook until browned, stirring to crumble.
• Drain meat, wipe drippings from pan with paper towel.
• Heat remaining 1 1/2 tsp oil in pan.
• Add zucchini and next 6 ingredients (through garlic), saute 7 minutes or until veggies are tender.
• Return beef to pan.
• Stir in wine, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, pepper and broth.
• Bring to a boil; cook 3 minutes.
• Combine cornstarch and water in a small bowl; stir with a whisk.
• Add the cornstarch mixture to the pan and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Spoon beef mixture into a 11X7 baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Separate breadstick dough into strips.
• Arrange strps in a lattice fashion over beef mixture.
• Bake for 12 minutes or until browned.

VEGETABLE AND BEEF POT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Cook and stir onion in margarine in large saucepan on medium-high heat until crisp-tender. Blend in flour; cook and stir 1 minute. Add beef broth and steak sauce; cook and stir until mixture thickens and begins to boil. Stir in steak and peas and carrots. Spoon into 2-quart casserole dish.
• Roll out pastry crust to size about 1-1/2 inches larger than size of casserole dish. Place pastry over casserole; turn under edge of pastry and press to edge of casserole dish to seal. Flute edge, if desired. Cut several slits in center of crust to vent.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

VEGETABLE BEEF PIE

Steps:

• Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom pastry; trim pastry even with edge. In a large bowl, combine beef, vegetables, soup and pepper. Spoon into crust. , Roll out the remaining pastry to fit top of pie. Place over filling; trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in top. Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked pie. To use, remove from freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Preheat oven to 400°. Place pie on a baking sheet; cover edge loosely with foil. Bake as directed, increasing time to 5-10 minutes or until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°.