Vegan 'Steak' & Ale Pie - Vegan Recipe Club

Ingredients

• 640g/22.5 oz vegan ready-to-use puff pastry sheets
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 1 stick celery, finely sliced
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and finely diced
• 200g/7 oz baby button mushrooms, sliced in half
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp dried or fresh thyme leaves, stalks removed
• 600g/21 oz vegan beef pieces, cooked separately according to the instructions on the packet
• 1½ vegan stock cubes, dissolved in a tiny amount of boiling water
• 550ml/2⅓ cups vegan sweet dark ale
• 2 tbsp vegan gravy granules, dissolved in a small amount of boiling water
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp sugar (ideally dark muscovado or other soft brown sugar)
• 2 handfuls of frozen peas
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 tbsp unsweetened plant milk (for brushing)