Steak and mushroom pie – Food & Home Magazine

Ingredients

• 15ml (1 tbsp) lard
• a clove of garlic, peeled and chopped
• 300g wild mushrooms, wiped clean and chopped (see Cook’s Tips below)
• salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 onion, peeled and sliced
• 1 carrot, peeled and diced
• 2 sticks of celery, trimmed and chopped
• 1kg stewing steak, cubed
• cake flour, enough to coat meat
• a sprig of fresh rosemary, leaves picked and chopped
• 100g cheddar, grated
• 500g puff pastry
• 1 large free-range or organic egg
• 15ml (1 tbsp) milk
• poppy seeds, to garnish