Name: Beef Pie
Cook time: 100 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 sheet shortcrust pastry; 1 sheet puff pastry; 500g beef rump steak cubed; 1 cup plain flour; 1 pinch salt and pepper; 1 tbs oil; 1 egg lightly beaten; 425g mushrooms sliced; 2 bacon rashers diced; 1 potato diced parboiled; 2 egg hard-boiled sliced; 6 shallots sliced thin; 1 tbs chives chopped; 1 cup spinach chopped; 2 tbs parsley chopped; 1 tsp dried mixed herbs; 500.00 ml beef stock (liquid); 2 tbs tomato paste; 1 tbs gravy powder

by oldsheila Last updated on 04/14/2025

A great pie for any time of the year, and it is so easy to make.

- oldsheila

Ingredients

1 sheet shortcrust pastry
1 sheet puff pastry
500g beef rump steak cubed
1 cup plain flour
1 pinch salt and pepper
1 tbs oil
1 egg lightly beaten
425g mushrooms sliced
2 bacon rashers diced
1 potato diced parboiled
2 egg hard-boiled sliced
6 shallots sliced thin
1 tbs chives chopped
1 cup spinach chopped
2 tbs parsley chopped
1 tsp dried mixed herbs
2 cups beef stock (liquid)
2 tbs tomato paste
1 tbs gravy powder

Method

Step 1

Line a 20 cm pie tin with the shortcrust pastry, pressing down well. Fill tin ⅔ full with rice, dried beans or dried pasta and bake at 180C for 10 minutes. Remove rice or pasta and bake for a further 5-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Step 2

Toss beef in seasoned flour. Combine well. Stir fry in oil until browned. Set aside.
Step 3

Fry bacon until lightly browned. Set aside.
Step 4

Fry onions until lightly browned and set aside.
Step 5

Stir fry vegetables for 2 minutes. Set aside. Add salt and pepper.
Step 6

Combine the beef, bacon, tomato paste, stock, salt and pepper in a pan and simmer for 30 minutes until cooked.
Step 7

Add vegetables and potato, stir in well.
Step 8

Add flour or gravy mix and stir until thickened. Add water if required.
Step 9

Place mixture in base of pie shell and cover with sliced egg.
Step 10

Top with puff pastry, seal well and make a few small slits in the pastry.
Step 11

Brush with beaten egg.
Step 12

Bake at 180C until golden.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

You can either make your own pastry or use frozen. Canned mushroom can be used. Onion can substitute shallots. Silverbeet can substitute spinach. Plain flour can substitute gravy.