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Gordon Ramsay Steak and Guinness Pie Recipe

Gordon Ramsay Steak and Guinness Pie Recipe

My Gordon Ramsay-style steak and Guinness pie recipe — slow-braised beef in a dark, malty gravy under crisp puff pastry.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 40 minutes
Resting Time 5 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 6 People
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: British
Calories: 560
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Filling:
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1.2 kg beef shin or chuck steak cut into 3cm chunks
  • 2 tbsp plain flour seasoned
  • 1 large onion diced
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 2 celery sticks diced
  • 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 440 ml can Guinness
  • 400 ml beef stock
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • Salt and black pepper
  • Pastry Top:
  • 320 g ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 1 egg beaten

Method
 

  1. Toss beef in seasoned flour, brown in batches. Remove to a plate.
  2. Cook onion, carrot, celery 8–10 minutes. Add garlic, tomato purée.
  3. Return beef, add Guinness, deglaze.
  4. Add stock, Worcestershire, bay leaves, thyme. Braise covered, low heat, 2–2.5 hours until tender.
  5. Remove herbs, cool filling 20 minutes.
  6. Preheat oven to 200°C / 180°C fan / Gas 6. Transfer filling to pie dish, top with pastry, seal edges, cut steam vent, egg wash.
  7. Bake 25–30 minutes until golden.
  8. Rest 5 minutes before serving.

Notes

Beef shin or chuck are essential — leaner cuts turn dry over this braising time.
Cool the filling fully before topping with pastry to avoid a soggy base.
Filling freezes for up to 3 months; top with fresh pastry after defrosting.
Reduce the gravy uncovered at the end if it's still thin once the beef is tender.