Name: Spicy beef pie with polenta crust
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Spicy beef pie; 1/4 cup flour; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon each, cumin, coriander and curry powder; 750 gram cross cut blade steak, chopped into 3cm chunks; 3 tablespoon oil 2 onions, peeled and roughly chopped; 2 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped; 1 parsnip, peeled and roughly chopped; 1 kumara, peeled and roughly chopped; 1 cup kalamata olives, pitted; 2 cup beef stock; 2 sheets (300g) shortcrust pastry; Polenta Crust; 1 cup milk; 25 gram butter; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup polenta; 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Spicy beef pie with polenta crust

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Ingredients

Spicy beef pie

1/4 cup flour

salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 teaspoon each, cumin, coriander and curry powder

750 gram cross cut blade steak, chopped into 3cm chunks

3 tablespoon oil 2 onions, peeled and roughly chopped

2 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped

1 parsnip, peeled and roughly chopped

1 kumara, peeled and roughly chopped

1 cup kalamata olives, pitted

2 cup beef stock

2 sheets (300g) shortcrust pastry

Polenta Crust

1 cup milk

25 gram butter

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup polenta

1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Method

Spicy beef pie

1.Mix flour salt, pepper, cumin, coriander and curry powder together.

2.Roll meat pieces in flour mixture, shaking to remove excess.

3.Heat oil in a large pot and brown meat pieces in batches.

4.Add onion and garlic to the pan and cook for a further 5 minutes.

5.Add parsnip, kumara and olives to meat, along with stock.

6.Cook over low heat for 1 hour or until meat is tender. Allow meat to cool completely.

Polenta crust

7.Reheat oven to 200C. Heat 1 cup of water, milk and butter in a saucepan and bring to the boil, pour in polenta and quickly stir until thick. Stir through cheese.

8.Line baking dish with pastry. Spoon cold beef into pastry and cover with polenta.

9.Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden.

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