Spiced braised beef pie recipe | Good Food

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1kg good-quality braising steak cut into 2.5cm chunks
• 1 large onion finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
• small piece ginger finely chopped
• 2 tsp Sichuan peppercorn
• 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