Mom T's Beefsteak Pie
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
1 pie
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 2 medium onions, sliced
- 1 1⁄2 lbs boneless beef chuck steaks
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄4 cup dry red wine
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup beef broth
- 1 unbaked pie crust, for 9-inch pie
- 1 egg, well beaten
- 1 tablespoon water
directions
- In heavy skillet with tight fitting lid, melt 1/4 cup of butter over medium-low heat.
- Add onions and saute' slowly until tender; remove from skillet.
- Cut beef into 1" cubes.
- Combine flour, thyme and pepper; dredge beef cubes in flour mixture. Melt remaining 1/4 cup butter in skillet; slowly brown beef cubes on all sides. Remove beef from skillet; if necessary pour off fat.
- Add wine to skillet and boil over high heat, scraping up drippings with wooden spoon.
- Return meat to skillet; sprinkle with salt. Add broth and simmer, tightly covered over low heat until tender or about 1 hour. Add extra broth if necessary.
- Stir onions into beef; place into a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish (if you want to use a pie bird place it into the dish before adding meat.
- Top with pastry; flute edges. Combine egg and water; brush over pastry. Cut vents in crust if you did not put pie bird in dish.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
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