Beef, ale & parsnip pudding
A traditional steak and ale pie with suet pastry. Make the filling the night before then steam the pudding the following morning for a delicious Sunday lunch
Difficulty and servings
Serves 4
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 20 mins
Cook 3 hrs 30 mins
- Heat a large pan and cook the onion and lardons together for 5 mins until golden. Scoop out with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the oil to the pan, dust the beef with the flour, then evenly brown over a high heat.
- Add the parsnips, ale, stock, jelly, thyme and lardon mixture to the pan. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 1½ hrs until the meat is tender.
- Generously butter a 1.5-litre pudding basin. To make the pastry, mix together the flour, mustard powder, suet and ½ tsp table salt. Add enough cold water, about 150ml, to make a soft dough. Remove one-quarter of the dough and set to one side. On a heavily floured surface, roll out the remaining dough to make a large round, big enough to line the basin.
- Carefully lay the pastry in the basin (aim to have 1cm of pastry overhanging the rim), then press the edges of the join together to seal. Roll out the remaining one-quarter into a circle big enough to cover the top.
- Pour off the cooking liquid from the filling into a small pan and set aside. Discard the thyme stalks. Spoon the filling into the lined basin and pour over 100ml of the cooking liquid. Fold over the overhanging pastry and brush with water. Place the lid on top, pressing firmly around the edges to seal.
- Butter a sheet of baking parchment, fold in a large pleat and lay, butter-side down, on top of the pudding. Cover with a pleated layer of foil and finally tie with string, making a loop for the handle so you can lift the pudding easily.
- Sit a small trivet or a large cookie cutter in the bottom of a deep saucepan that's big enough to take the basin easily. Half-fill the pan with water and bring to the boil. Lower in the pudding, cover and simmer for 2 hrs, topping up with boiling water when necessary.
- Reheat the cooking liquid, bubbling it down a little so it reduces into a tasty gravy. Carefully lift out the pudding. Run a knife around the rim, then turn out and serve with gravy and greens, if you like.
PER SERVING
1072 kcalories, protein 33g, carbohydrate 86g, fat 62 g, saturated fat 28g, fibre 7g, sugar 15g, salt 1.5 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2012.
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Ingredients
- 1 large onion , chopped
- 100g smoked bacon lardons
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 500g lean stewing beef , cubed
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 3 parsnips , cubed
- 500ml brown ale
- 300ml beef stock
- 2 tbsp cranberry or redcurrant jelly
- 4 thyme sprigs
- greens , to serve (optional)
FOR THE SUET PASTRY
- butter , for greasing
- 300g self-raising flour , plus extra for dusting
- 2 tsp English mustard powder
- 140g shredded suet
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 4
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 20 mins
Cook 3 hrs 30 mins
Ingredients
- 1 large onion , chopped
- 100g smoked bacon lardons
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 500g lean stewing beef , cubed
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 3 parsnips , cubed
- 500ml brown ale
- 300ml beef stock
- 2 tbsp cranberry or redcurrant jelly
- 4 thyme sprigs
- greens , to serve (optional)
FOR THE SUET PASTRY
- butter , for greasing
- 300g self-raising flour , plus extra for dusting
- 2 tsp English mustard powder
- 140g shredded suet
PER SERVING
1072 kcalories, protein 33g, carbohydrate 86g, fat 62 g, saturated fat 28g, fibre 7g, sugar 15g, salt 1.5 g
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