Steak and Dragon Welsh cheddar cheese pies

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Steak pies with a cheesy finish, this is a little fiddly but definitely worth the effort.

This recipe from South Caernarfon Creameries makes one very large pie or 4 individual pies.

Steak and Dragon Welsh cheddar cheese pies

Servings:	Serves 6
Calories per serving:	1210
Ready in:	2 hours, 50 minutes
Prep. time:	30 minutes
Cook time:	2 hours, 20 minutes
Difficulty:
Recipe author:	Chef
First published:	24th September 2016

Best recipe review Nearly as good as steak and ale 4/5 Good old Dragon cheese. Paul R Smith

Ingredients

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1 kg beef steak, diced
2 red onions, peeled and chopped
2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
150g Chestnut mushrooms, washed and quartered
3 tablespoons sunflower oil
3 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves removed and washed
250ml red wine
200ml beef stock
Salt & pepper to taste
1/2 a teaspoon of Worcester sauce (optional)
2 tablespoons plain flour
180g grated Dragon mature Welsh cheddar cheese
500g pack puff pastry
1 egg beaten with pinch salt

Mise en place

Preheat your oven to 200° C (400° F - gas 6), [fan oven 180° C & reduce cooking time by 10 mins per hour]

Method

In a large frying pan heat 2 tablespoons on a medium to high heat. Fry off the beef in small batches and place in a large ovenproof casserole dish
Add the onions to the frying pan and fry gently until lightly browned, add garlic and carrots and extra oil if needed. Sprinkle with flour and mix through, add wine and stock and stir thoroughly whilst bringing sauce to boil
Season with salt, pepper and add Worcester sauce (optional). Pour over meat and cover the casserole. Cook for 1½ hours in moderate oven
Sauté mushrooms in some oil and add to casserole, cook for a further 30 minutes until meat is tender
Check sauce is thick enough as pie filling needs to be thick, if too thin place sauce in pan and reduce down over a high heat. Return to casserole and add 100g cheese
Place filling in a deep pie dish
Roll out puff pastry and make a lid for pie, make sure there is some overhang as pastry will shrink on cooking. Crimp the edges and brush top with beaten egg. Sprinkle over remaining cheese and bake for 20 mins in a very hot oven until pastry is risen and golden

Serving suggestions

Serve with green vegetables and steamed potatoes

Variations

For an extra special occasion, use Dragon vintage Welsh cheddar cheese!

Recipe source

This recipe originated from the the recipe section of South Caernarfon Creameries

Dragon cheese products can be purchased from Sainsbury's, Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Lidl, local independent stores and cheese shops.

For trade, catering and export enquiries see their where to buy page.

Many thanks to South Caernarfon Creameries for kindly giving Cookipedia permission to use their recipes.