Vegetarian Steak & Ale Pie

Warm up with a hearty, animal friendly steak and ale pie!

Posted by Cat Morley

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You Will Need (11 things)

  • 6 Garlic Cloves , diced
  • 2 Onions
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil for frying
  • 600 g Quorn Steak Strips
  • 200 ml Ale
  • 4 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
  • 2 Carrot(s)
  • 100 g Cream Cheese
  • 50 g Pine Nuts
  • 400 g Shortcrust Pastry
  • Dried Herbs to top

Steps (18 steps, 45 minutes)

  1. 1

    Start by chopping the onions, mushrooms, carrots and garlic.

  2. 2

    Heat a pan with a little vegetable oil and begin frying the garlic.

  3. 3

    Add the Quorn Steak Strips and cook for 10 minutes until cooked through.

  4. 4

    Add a tablespoon or so of the ale, to help it sizzle.

  5. 5

    Transfer the steak into a pan and pour in the rest of the ale and the balsamic vinegar.

  6. 6

    Add a little more oil to the frying pan and fry the onions until golden.

  7. 7

    Add the cooked onion to the steak and ale.

  8. 8

    Now add a little more oil to the pan and fry the carrots.

  9. 9

    Add the mushrooms and cook until the vegetables are soft.

  10. 10

    Add these to the steak and ale.

  11. 11

    Add the cream cheese.

  12. 12

    Toast some pine nuts and add them.

  13. 13

    Roll out the pastry and line a pie dish.

  14. 14

    Pour the steak and ale filling into the pie dish.

  15. 15

    Top with pastry.

  16. 16

    Use a small cookie cutter to cut a few air holes in the top of the pie.

  17. 17

    Sprinkle with dried herbs.

  18. 18

    Bake at 220°C for half an hour until golden.