Irish Meat Pie Food

STEAK AND IRISH STOUT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place steak cubes onto a plate and sprinkle with flour.
• Place lard and bacon into a large skillet over medium heat; heat until lard melts and bacon begins to sizzle. Stir floured steak cubes into bacon and hot lard and cook, stirring frequently, until steak and bacon are browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Transfer steak mixture to a large casserole dish.
• Cook and stir onion and mushrooms in the same skillet over medium heat until onions are lightly browned and mushrooms are tender, about 10 minutes. Transfer to casserole dish with steak mixture.
• Stir Irish stout beer, parsley, raisins, and brown sugar into steak mixture. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven, stirring occasionally, until gravy has thickened and steak is tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
• Remove casserole dish from oven and increase temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Line a deep-dish 9-inch pie plate with a pie crust and bake in the preheated oven until crust is partially cooked and lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• Spoon cooked steak filling into the partially-baked pie crust.
• Cover steak filling with second pie crust; pinch the top crust against the bottom crust to seal tightly.
• Bake pie until top crust is golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

IRISH MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Add diced potatoes and shredded cabbage to a cast iron skillet with two tablespoons of olive oil.
• Sautee for 5-7 mins until it begins to turn brown.
• Remove from the pan and add ground sirloin into the pan.
• Cook all the way through, then add tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, potatoes, cabbage, thyme, salt, and pepper.
• Cook another 3-4 mins.
• Add in ½ cup of water and bring to a boil.
• Cover and reduce heat to low for 10 mins allowing the potatoes time to become soft.
• Stir every couple of mins to ensure no burning.
• Once the meat mixture is done and has been seasoned to your liking, let cool.
• Using store-bought or homemade pie crust, cut out circles (3-5 inches in diameter). The larger the circle the bigger the pie will be when folded. For smaller circles, you can sandwich the meat into a mixture but enclosing another pie crust on top.
• Be sure to cut 3 slits in the top of the crust, to vent the pies.
• Cook in a 400-degree oven for 12-15 mins or until golden brown.

IRISH BEEF HAND PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium; add cabbage and potatoes. Cook until beginning to brown, 7 to 9 minutes. Add beef; cook, breaking up meat with a spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, Worcestershire, thyme, and 1 cup water. Cover, and cook until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Lightly mash mixture with a fork. Season with salt and pepper. Let cool completely.
• On a lightly floured work surface, roll each crust into a 14-inch square; cut each into 4 equal squares. Place 1/2 cup filling on one half of each square, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the filling. Brush borders with water; fold dough over filling to enclose. Crimp edges with a fork to seal. With a paring knife or scissors, cut 3 small vents in each.
• Transfer pies to 2 foil-lined rimmed baking sheets; bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.
• To Bake from Frozen: Proceed with step 3, increasing baking time to 28 to 30 minutes.

IRISH SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place olive oil and butter in Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in onion and ground lamb; brown the meat, breaking it up into small crumbles as it cooks, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in flour until incorporated, then mix in salt, black pepper, rosemary, paprika, cinnamon, ketchup, and garlic; cook and stir until garlic is fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir in water and scrape up any brown bits from the bottom of the Dutch oven. Reduce heat to medium-low and bring mixture to a simmer; cook and stir until thick, about 5-6 minutes.
• Remove lamb mixture from heat and stir in peas and carrots until combined.
• Spread lamb mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish and set aside.
• Place potatoes into a large pan of salted water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain well and return potatoes to pan.
• Mash butter, cayenne pepper, cream cheese, and Irish cheese into the potatoes. Mash until combined and potatoes are smooth. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Whisk together egg yolk and milk in a small bowl; stir into the mashed potato mixture.
• Top the lamb mixture in the baking dish with the mashed potatoes and spread evenly to cover.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown and sauce is bubbling up around the edges, 25 to 30 minutes.

TRADITIONAL IRISH SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 200C/400°F.
• Saute carrots in the olive oil until starting to get tender.
• Add in the onions and saute for a minute or two then add the meat.
• Season with black pepper and thyme.
• Cook until browned then drain fat.
• Add the butter and peas.
• Sprinkle with flour and stir through.
• Add tomato paste, wine and Worcestershire sauce.
• Let this reduce slightly then add the chicken stock. Allow to reduce down until you have a thick meaty gravy. Season to your taste.
• Remove from heat. Grease an oven proof dish** (9x13 works for me, as does an oval baker) with butter and add the sauce.
• Spoon or pipe the mashed potatoes over top. Brush with egg and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese if using.
• Bake for about 20 minutes or until the potato is nice and browned on top.
• Serve as is or with some crusty bread to mop up that yummy sauce!

BEEF AND GUINNESS PIE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large bowl, add the flour, salt, and butter.
• With your fingers or a pastry blender , work the butter into the flour until it is the texture of fine breadcrumbs. Work as quickly as possible to avoid warming the dough.
• Add 2 tablespoons of very cold water, stirring it into the dough using a cold knife until it binds together and can be formed into a ball. If it becomes too dry, add more water 1 teaspoon at a time.
• Wrap the ball of dough in plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes, or up to 30 minutes.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large bowl, place the flour and it season with salt and ground black pepper.
• Add the cubes of meat and toss well in the flour until evenly coated.
• In a large, heavy-based, flameproof casserole dish, heat the butter and oil until the butter has melted. Add the meat to the fat in small batches and brown quickly all over for just a minute, then remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add the onions and carrots to the pan and fry gently for about 2 minutes.
• Return the meat to the pan, and add the Worcestershire sauce, tomato puree, Guinness, hot beef stock, and sugar. Grind in plenty of black pepper and a little salt, stir well and bring to the boil.
• Cover, reduce to a gentle simmer , and cook slowly for about 2 hours until the meat is tender and the sauce has thickened and is glossy.
• Remove from the heat, place into a 2 1/2-pint (1 1/2-liter) deep pie dish, and leave to cool completely.
• Heat the oven to 400 F/200 C/Gas 6. Roll out the pastry to 1/8-inch / 3-millimeter thick. Cut a 3/4-inch / 2-centimeter strip from the rolled-out pastry.
• Brush the rim of the pie dish with water and place the pastry strip around the rim, pressing it down.
• Cut out the remaining pastry about 1-inch / 2 1/2 centimeters larger than the pie dish.
• Place a pie funnel (also called a pie bird ) in the center of the filling; it will support the pastry and stop it from sinking into the filling and becoming soggy.
• Place the pastry lid over the top and press down to the edge and seal. Trim off any excess pastry and crimp the edges with a fork or between your thumb and forefinger.
• Brush the top with the beaten egg and make a hole in the center to reveal the pie funnel. You can also decorate the top of the pie with pastry trimmings as you like.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden.

IRISH MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In a large skillet heat oil on medium heat. Add in finely chopped cabbage and carrots, cook till edges start to turn brown. Add in the ground Chuck and ground lamb cook and separate meat until there is no longer any pink. Add in finely chopped onions,the garlic crushed and diced, and the peeled and chopped potatoes. Cook until potatoes are tender. Gently fold the mixture into a mash then add the beef broth and worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil then cut down to a simmer and add cornstarch. Simmer until mixture is thick. Remove from heat salt and pepper to taste and let cool completely. Take and fill two pie pans with pie crust putting half of the mixture into each pie. Cover mixture with other half of the pie crust. Seal the crust and put three ventilation slits in the top. Bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour or until the crust is golden brown.

IRISH COTTAGE PIE WITH GROUND BEEF RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the onions for 5 minutes. Then, add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Set onions and garlic aside and in the same skillet, add ground meat. Cook and stir for 6-8 minutes until thoroughly browned. Drain & rinse meat in a colander.
• Add meat back in the skillet over medium-low heat. Stir in parsley, rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Then, stir in flour, and tomato paste. Stir until completely well incorporated
• Stir in broth (or wine), peas, carrots, tomatoes and corn. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Evenly smooth meat mixture onto bottom of the skillet (or press into the bottom of a 9x9"inch baking dish). Sprinkle cheddar cheese over the top.
• Potatoes: Heat broth, butter, and salt in a bowl in the microwave until hot. Stir in sour cream and potato flakes and mix with a fork. Let sit until liquid has been fully absorbed. (Note: the potatoes need to be thick to pipe perfect peaks.
• Use a "star tip" on a piping bag (or a Ziploc bag with corner snipped). Fill bag and pipe potatoes into skillet or baking dish, covering the meat.
• Sprinkle chopped onions & pepper on top.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
• Serve hot.