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Beef, oyster and ale pie
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Beef, oyster and ale pie

19 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

A beautifully balanced recipe for beef, oyster and ale pie with flavours of tarragon, dark ale, bacon.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1451
Calories
98g
Protein
45g
Fat
159g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 18 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Oyster 6 medium (84g) 81
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1kg/2lb 2oz beef braising steak
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 50ml/2floz vegetable oil
  • 175g/6oz smoked bacon, cut into large lardons
  • 125g/4½oz onion
  • 125g/4½oz carrots
  • 1-2 garlic
  • 125g/4½oz baby button mushrooms
  • 25g/1oz plain flour
  • 500ml/17½fl oz dark ale
  • 1 tbsp chicken
  • 2 litres/3½ pints boiling water
  • 1 large bouquet garni
  • 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
  • 350g/12oz new potatoes
  • 1 tsp tarragon
  • 12 large fresh oysters
  • 250g/9oz ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 1 free-range egg, plus 1 egg yolk

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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