Tri-pie recipe

Name: Tri-pie recipe
Ingredients: 1 kg (2.2lbs) shin of beef, diced; 1 good pinch of plain flour; 1 pinch salt and pepper; 1 knob of butter; 1 carrot, diced; 1 stick of celery, diced; 5 shallots, peeled; 2 sprigs of rosemary; 2 sprigs of thyme; 1 bay leaf; 250 ml (8.8fl oz) beef stock; 250 ml (8.8fl oz) ale; 3 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks; 3 turnips, peeled and cut into chunks; 1 knob of butter; 1 pinch salt and pepper; 1 pinch of thyme leaves; 500 g (17.6oz) plain flour; 250 g (8.8oz) beef suet; 1 good pinch of salt; 250 ml (8.8fl oz) cold milk; 1 knob of butter; 2 heads of spring greens, shredded; 1 lemon, zest only; 1 pinch salt and pepper; 1 egg beaten with a pinch of salt pinch of fresh thyme leaves

26 ingredients

19 steps

Ingredients

1 kg (2.2lbs) shin of beef, diced
1 good pinch of plain flour
1 pinch salt and pepper
1 knob of butter
1 carrot, diced
1 stick of celery, diced
5 shallots, peeled
2 sprigs of rosemary
2 sprigs of thyme
1 bay leaf
250 ml (8.8fl oz) beef stock
250 ml (8.8fl oz) ale
3 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
3 turnips, peeled and cut into chunks
1 knob of butter
1 pinch salt and pepper
1 pinch of thyme leaves
500 g (17.6oz) plain flour
250 g (8.8oz) beef suet
1 good pinch of salt
250 ml (8.8fl oz) cold milk
1 knob of butter
2 heads of spring greens, shredded
1 lemon, zest only
1 pinch salt and pepper
1 egg beaten with a pinch of salt pinch of fresh thyme leaves

Directions

1

Mix the flour, suet and salt together in a bowl.
2

Add the cold milk and bring it all together into a dough.
3

Wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
4

For the first layer of filling, dust the shin of beef with flour, then season it.
5

Put the butter into a large, hot pan and add the carrot, celery, whole shallots, rosemary, thyme and bay leaf, and fry for 23 minutes.
6

Add the seasoned meat and fry until brown, turning it over once to brown the other side.
7

Add the beef stock and the ale, season again, cover and leave to simmer gently for 3 hours.
8

For the second layer, cook the potatoes and turnips until soft.
9

(Separately, because they wont take the same amount of time).
10

Test with a knife point for tenderness, then drain, put them in a bowl and add butter, salt and pepper and thyme.
11

Mash them well.
12

For the final layer, melt the butter in a frying pan.
13

Add the greens, lemon zest and seasoning.
14

Wilt for 5 minutes until soft.
15

Heat the oven to 200C/Gas 6.
16

Roll out the suet crust pastry to 5mm thin and tease it into a cake tin of 2223cm diameter, covering the base and extending up the sides.
17

Now layer the pie: beef, then potato, then the greens.
18

Fold the pastry in over the top, brush with egg wash and sprinkle with thyme.
19

Bake for 1 hour until golden.