Spiced braised beef pie - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1kg good-quality braising steaks, cut into 2½ cm chunks
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• small piece ginger, finely chopped
• 2 tsp Sichuan peppercorns
• 25g plain flour, plus a little extra for dusting
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 3 medium carrots, cut into large chunks
• 2 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 100ml soy sauce
• 3 red chillies, left whole, but pierced
• 375g pack ready rolled all-butter puff pastry
• 1 egg, beaten