Beef & Chestnut Pie Recipe | Booths Supermarket

Ingredients

• 1kg stewing or braising beef, cut into 5cm pieces
• 2 medium onions, sliced
• 4 celery sticks, thickly sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 200g chestnuts, roughly chopped
• 500ml good local ale
• 25g dried porcini mushrooms
• 300ml boiling water
• 1 thick strip of orange zest
• 3 bay leaves
• 1tsp thyme leaves
• 3tbsp plain flour
• 4tbsp sunflower oil
• 1tsp dark brown sugar
• 2tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• Salt and milled pepper
• For the pastry
• 250g self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting
• 125g shredded suet
• 75g finely grated Parmesan cheese
• 1½tsp thyme leaves
• 1 large egg
• 120ml cold water