Time 3h30m Yield 8 Number Of Ingredients 11 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.
Time 3h30m Yield 6 serving(s) Number Of Ingredients 13 Steps:
Season your beef generously with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with the flour and toss around until all pieces are well coated. Heat olive oil, over med.-high heat, in a large casserole type pan and brown the meat. Make sure to not crowd your meat. You may do this in two batches, if necessary. Add the onion and cook for 1 more minute. Then add the carrots, potatoes and fresh herbs. Cook for another 4 minutes. Add the Guinness and tomatoes and bring to a boil. Stir and turn down the heat to simmer. Simmer this mixture for about 2 hours or until the meat is very tender. The sauce should be thick and intensely flavored. Season if needed. To make pies:. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Put your meat filling into a large, round baking dish. You could also make individual pies. Any high-sided round ovenproof bowl is fine. Roll out the pastry, dusting with flour as you go, until it is about 1/4 inch thick. Cut out a large circle (or individual circles for smaller servings) - about 1/2 inch bigger than the top of your bowl. Brush the rim(s) of the bowl with the beaten egg, then place the pastry circle(s) on top, pushing the excess pastry down the outside of the bowl to secure. Lightly score the top of the pastry in a criss-cross manner and brush with more of the beaten egg. Bake in the middle of the preheated oven for about 45 minutes or until golden and bubbling.
