Steak & ale pies with blue cheese crust

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• 5 Star Chef

  30 January 2011

  5 Star Chef rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The reci[e its self sounds delicious but the photograph completely unappetizing. The pastry is undre cooked in the middle and burned in patches. The top left of the pie on the right is burned badly but even on other parts of both pies, it's burnt is places, yet under cooked in the center of the pastry. The edges have not been trimmed and the fact that it was in olive magazine astounds me; this is mainly because of the poor cooking quality as I mentioned but also because of the unappetizing bottom right corner of the photo. rumbs on the chopping board and gravy on the fork are fine if this was simpily someone sending a photo to a friend to see what they made but for a professional food magazine, it's lost a good reputation for professionalism.

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• Teresah

  30 January 2011

  Teresah commented on this recipe

  So did you actually cook it? How can you rate a recipe when you havent tried it?

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• Frantic Flapjack

  30 January 2011

  Frantic Flapjack commented on this recipe

  I think the picture looks nice .....

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• emma

  30 January 2011

  emma commented on this recipe

  I think the photograph diplays a true home cooked pie! More often than not food magazines portray unrealistic photographs of the finished product. A good home cooked pie should look like this and would certainly not stop me from cooking it. I like the rustic look, thank you Good Food.

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• Kate

  30 January 2011

  Kate commented on this recipe

  What a ridiculous comment to make, and what a pity that this irrelevant rant is the first comment to appear under this lovely dish! At first glance I thought that your comments about the pie being 'undercooked' were made in relation to your experiences in cooking this dish, which is what I fear most readers are going to think. In fact, you seem to have no issue with the recipe itself, and are instead just going to put people off cooking this with your criticisms of the photography. What a pity, as this dish looks like a real winner.

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• StormyRaincloud

  30 January 2011

  StormyRaincloud commented on this recipe

  Hmm this sounds and LOOKS delicious. The picture is absolutely wonderful, I see nothing that '5 star chef' has described. Going to make it this week, I'm drooling already :)

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• connie

  30 January 2011

  connie commented on this recipe

  Well I'm very sorry to 5 star chef that the picture was not up to scratch but like everyone else has said the picture is fine! If you want something that looks like it belongs in a 5* restaurant then your on the wrong site. This is for home cooked food which doesnt have to please the food presentation critics. Presentation is very well but if it doesnt tast nice then whats the point?

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• ang

  30 January 2011

  ang rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Nice pie - I omitted the mushrooms and added carrots and some finely chopped celery - delicious!

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• Teresah

  30 January 2011

  Teresah commented on this recipe

  Think 5 star chef should buy his pies at marks and sparks, they will match the picture lol

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• ravgirl4x4

  30 January 2011

  ravgirl4x4 commented on this recipe

  I made this today and it was nice, and family really seemed to enjoy it. No tweaks or changes made to recipe. I don't agree with 5 star chef about photo presentation issue as I think we are too hung up on perfect this and perfect that in stores today, and flavour really does matter more. However, I would like to say that 5 star chef is still entitled to his/her opinion...Anthony...whether we agree or not, and just childishly insulting that person means you lose your argument straight away! Pie was lovely, to get back on track, and worth making....

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• steve147

  30 January 2011

  steve147 commented on this recipe

  Oh dear!! 5 star Chump seems to have gone quiet

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• Lynsey C

  30 January 2011

  Lynsey C commented on this recipe

  What a pity we still don't know if this recipie is actually any good!

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• Belkey

  30 January 2011

  Belkey commented on this recipe

  I would say the photo looks great and not a burnt patch of pastry in sight!

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• gillysewsilly

  05 February 2011

  gillysewsilly commented on this recipe

  Am just going to get ingredients now , Looking forward to supper with friends tonight .

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• Peeterman

  06 February 2011

  Peeterman rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really good, do not be put off by the first comment that is just nonesense!

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• Sam

  15 February 2011

  Sam commented on this recipe

  Made this at the weekend was very nice although the liquid in the finished pie was a little watery so next time would add a little cornflour before outting the tops on. very good!

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• dragonma5306

  26 February 2011

  dragonma5306 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Recipe looked and sounded delicious but I was really disappointed. The pie tasted really bland and none of us could taste the stilton in the pastry despite it looking like loads when I was rolling it in. Needed lots of seasoning and something else, maybe some mustard in the sauce to give it some flavour.

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• Jigglypuff

  07 March 2011

  Jigglypuff rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Umm... The picture depicts a lovely piece of home cooking. And how one can judge a recipe based on a picture of it, is beyond me. I made this last week and my other half and I LOVED it. I made a few changes because I'm picky ^_^ - I used beef stock instead of Ale and I added some onion gravy granules towards the end for extra flavour. It was a real delight to eat, and yes, it was more brown in some places than others, and yes I had crumbs on my chopping board. However, funnily enough, that didn't affect how it tasted ;)

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• hettie

  18 March 2011

  hettie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  my sister made this for me and my hubby it was fab ...so lovely i got the ingredients and im making it today .it was so tasty so easy to do and a good feed .sometimes simple is best , the picture doesnt do it justice i suppose so i suggest you make it and try it for yourself ,you wont be dissapointed .

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• Nelka

  18 August 2011

  Nelka rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely pie, lovely pic.. and as my food photographer friend said.. its been a trend now for a while to make food look more "natural", "home cooked" or even "messy".. so, there you have it :)

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Ingredients

• 500g braising or stewing steak
• olive oil
• 2 onions , sliced
• 250g mushrooms , halved or quartered
• 1 tbsp plain flour , seasoned
• 350ml dark ale or stout
• 350g puff pastry
• 50g Stilton , crumbled
• 1 egg , beaten

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Serves 4

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Prep 15 mins

Cook 2 hrs 45 mins

Ingredients

• 500g braising or stewing steak
• olive oil
• 2 onions , sliced
• 250g mushrooms , halved or quartered
• 1 tbsp plain flour , seasoned
• 350ml dark ale or stout
• 350g puff pastry
• 50g Stilton , crumbled
• 1 egg , beaten

PER SERVING

678 kcalories, protein 37.05g, carbohydrate 32.35g, fat 43.45 g, saturated fat 19.2g, fibre 2.7g, salt 1.62 g

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