Blue Stilton® Recipes | 1912 Stilton & Steak Pie

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 200 g smoked streaky bacon rashers (cut into 1cm strips)
• 2 medium onions (peeled, halved & sliced)
• 2 garlic cloves (peeled & finely chopped)
• 3 tbsp plain flour
• 1 kg good quality stewing steak (cut into 2.5cm cubes)
• 250 ml red wine
• 500 ml good beef stock
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 250 g chestnut mushrooms (halved)
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme (leaves stripped from stalks & finely chopped)
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tbsp cornflour (optional)
• 150 g 1912 Stilton® (crumbled)
• 1 ready-made short crust pastry sheet
• 1 ready-made puff pastry sheet
• 1 free range egg (beaten to glaze)
• black onion seeds (for decoration – optional)