Easy Beef and Guiness Pie

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 500 g beef mince
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 carrot, finely diced
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup plain flour
• 1/2 cup Guinness stout or beer
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 500 ml beef stock
• 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed

Directions

1. 1

   Pre-heat oven to 200ºC. Heat oil in a frying pan.

2. 2

   Add mince, onion & carrotand cook for 5 mins or until meat has browned.

3. 3

   Add peas, Worcestershire sauce & flour and cook for for 1 min, stirring.

4. 4

   Add Guinness and stock, bring to the boil, stirring, and cook for 5 minutes until just thickened.

5. 5

   Season to taste with pepper.

6. 6

   Divide mince between four 2-cup capacity ovenproof dishes.

7. 7

   Cut pastry into circle to overlap ramekins & place on top of each pie.

8. 8

   Bake for 20 mins or until golden.

9. 9

   Serve with mashed potatoes & vegetables.