Aberdeen Angus steak pie

Name: Aberdeen Angus steak pie
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: Scottish
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 600g braising steak, diced; 2 onions, chopped; 1 tbsp plain flour; 400ml water; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 2 thyme sprigs; 320g ready rolled puff pastry; 1 tbsp milk

Slow cooked steak in thick gravy under golden puff pastry.

Time2 hr 30
LevelMedium
Costabout £2.05 a head
Oven160°C (140°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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1 tbspolive oil
600 gbraising steakdiced
2onionschopped
1 tbspplain flour
400 mlwater
1 tbsptomato purée
2thyme sprigs
320 gready rolled puff pastry
1 tbspmilk

Method

1
Heat the oven to 160°C (140°C fan). Brown the beef in the oil in a casserole. Lift out.
8 min
2
Cook the onion for 5 minutes, then stir in the flour and tomato purée.
5 min
3
Add the water, thyme and beef. Cover and cook in the oven for 1 hour 30 minutes until tender.
90 min
4
Cool slightly and tip into a pie dish.
5
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Cover with pastry, trim and cut a slit in the top. Brush with milk.
6
Bake for 25 minutes until puffed and golden.
25 min

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