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Beef and Oyster Pie

Posted on Apr 21st, 2015
by Mark Hix
Categories:
  • Baking Pastry
  • Beef Recipes by Professional Chefs
  • Western European Cuisine

Pies are a great way to use the less expensive, yet full-flavoured meat cuts, such as flank and shin of beef, mutton shoulder and neck, and ox cheeks. Tucking in a few shucked oysters adds a touch of luxury.

Recipe extract from ‘HIX Oyster and Chop House’ by Mark Hix, published by Quadrille (www.quadrille.co.uk)

Beef and Oyster Pie

Pies are a great way to use the less expensive, yet full-flavoured meat cuts, such as flank and shin of beef, mutton shoulder and neck, and ox cheeks. Tucking in a few shucked oysters adds a touch of luxury.
Recipe extract from ‘HIX Oyster and Chop House’ by Mark Hix, published by Quadrille (www.quadrille.co.uk)
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 3 hrs 10 mins
Total Time 3 hrs 40 mins
Course Pastry
Cuisine British
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kilogram trimmed flank or shin of beef
  • 3 tablespoons plain flour
  • black pepper freshly ground
  • vegetable oil for frying
  • 30 grams Butter
  • 1 medium onion peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 200 milliliters dark ale such as Hix Oyster Ale or Guinness such as Hix Oyster Ale or Guinness
  • 1 teaspoon tomato puree
  • 1.5 liters beef stock
  • 1.5 teaspoons thyme leaves chopped
  • 1 small bay leaf
  • 1-2 teaspoons cornflour
  • 12 large oysters 8 shucked, 4 left in the shell

FOR THE PASTRY

  • 225 grams self raising flour plus extra for dusting
  • 85 grams beef suet shredded
  • 60 grams butter chilled and coarsely grated
  • 1 medium free range egg beaten, to glaze

FOR THE PARSLEY CRUST

  • generous knob of butter
  • 2 tablespoons white breadcrumbs fresh
  • 1 tablespoon parsley chopped

Instructions
 

  • Cut the meat roughly into 3cm cubes. Season half of the flour with salt and pepper and use to lightly flour the meat. Heat a little oil in a large, heavy-based frying pan and fry the meat in 2 or 3 batches over a high heat until nicely browned. Set aside on a plate.
  • Melt the butter in a large, heavy-based pan or flameproof casserole and fry the onion and garlic for a few minutes until lightly coloured. Add the remaining flour and tomato purée. Stir over a low heat for a minute or so, then slowly add the ale and hot stock, stirring to avoid lumps forming.
  • Add the beef with the thyme and bay leaf. Bring back to a simmer, cover and simmer very gently (ideally using a heat-diffuser mat or a simmer plate) for about 2 hours until the meat is tender. When the meat is cooked, the sauce should have thickened to a gravy-like consistency. If not, mix a little cornflour to a paste with 1 tbsp water, stir into the sauce and simmer, stirring, for a few minutes. Leave to cool.
  • To make the pastry, mix the flour, salt, suet and butter together in a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Mix in enough water (about 150ml) to form a smooth dough and knead for a minute.
  • Spoon the cooled filling into 4 individual pie dishes (or a large dish) to about 1cm from the rim. Roll the pastry out on a floured surface to a 7–8 mm thickness. Cut out 4 discs to make pie lids (or one large lid for a big pie), about 2cm larger all round than the pie dish(es). Brush the edges of the pastry with a little of the beaten egg.
  • Lay the pastry over the filling, pressing the egg-washed sides onto the rim of the dish(es). Cut a 2cm hole in the centre but leave the pastry circle in position. Let rest in a cool place for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6. Brush the pie(s) with beaten egg and bake for 30–35 minutes (or 40–50 minutes for a large one) until the pastry is golden. Meanwhile, for the parsley crust, melt the butter in a pan, mix in the breadcrumbs and parsley, and season with salt and pepper.
  • Once the pie(s) are ready, remove the pastry disc(s) in the centre and pop in the shucked oysters. Return to the oven for 10 minutes. In the meantime, heat the grill. Scatter the parsley crust over the oysters in their half-shell and grill until golden. Place over the hole in the pie and serve.

Notes

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Mark Hix

Celebrated chef and food writer Mark Hix is known for his original take on British gastronomy, after 17 years working in the industry, he opened his first restaurant in 2008 - the distinguished Hix Oyster & Chop House in Smithfield, and has since opened a further five establishments including Hix Oyster & Fish House in Lyme Regis, the award-winning Mark's Bar, and HIX Belgravia, which opened in February 2012. He is frequently lauded as one of London’s most eminent restaurateurs with an unrivalled knowledge of ingredients with provenance. Mark has a monthly column in Esquire, a weekly column in The Independent, and is the author of a number of cookbooks on British cuisine.   Mark's portrait by Jason Lowe. http://www.restaurantsetcltd.co.uk/markhix/33/

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