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How to Cook the Perfect Steak and Ale Pie
Ingredients
  • Large chunk of dripping
  • 700g boneless beef shin or ox cheek, cut into large chunks
  • 20g plain flour, seasoned
  • 200g smoked bacon lardons
  • 225g whole baby onions
  • 400ml sweetish dark ale
  • 400ml beef stock
  • 4 sprigs of thyme, leaves roughly chopped
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp dark muscovado sugar
  • 1 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp cocoa
  • subheading: For the pastry:
  • 400g plain flour, plus extra to dust
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp mustard powder (optional)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 175g suet (or chilled, grated bone marrow if you have it)
  • Iced water
  • A little milk, to glaze
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