Welcome them home with delicious chunks of tender Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured braising steak topped with a golden puff. The real secret to this recipe is the fresh shitake mushrooms, which add a deep earthy flavour to the sauce.
Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
2 hours
Serves
4
Oven Temp
200ºC/Gas Mark 6
Stage 1 - Ingredients
30ml olive oil
100g pancetta or smoked streaky bacon, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
120g fresh Shitake mushrooms, cleaned and cut in half
120g Chestnut mushrooms, cleaned and cut in half
Stage 2 - Ingredients
30ml olive oil
500g Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured beef (braising steak, cut into 1 inch pieces)
60g flour
400ml Stout
200ml hot water with 1 beef stock cube crumbled into it
3 bay leaves
Salt and black pepper
Stage 3 (optional)– Ingredients
1 sheet of ready rolled frozen puff pastry, defrosted
1 egg yolk