Homemade Steak & Stout Pie

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil, for brushing
• 12 shallots, peeled and trimmed
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 900g chopped chuck or stewing steak
• 2 sticks of celery, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 tbsp plain flour
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 400ml stout
• 1 tsp Worcester Sauce
• 2 tsp Sarson’s Malt Vinegar, plus extra to dress
• 200ml beef stock
• 320g sheet of puff pastry
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• Vegetable oil, for deep fat frying
• 4 parsnips, trimmed and chipped
• Sea salt
• ground black pepper
• Pink peppercorns, for garnish