Appetizer for 16

Party Beef Pies

Name: Party Beef Pies
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil; 3 lb / 1.5kg chuck steak; 2 onions; 3 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 4 cups / 1 litre / 1 quart beef stock/broth; 1 cup red wine; 2 dried bay leaves; 1 1/2 tsp salt (optional); 2 tsp black pepper; 3 tbsp cornstarch; 4 tbsp water; 1 egg yolk; 4 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry; 3 1/2 sheets frozen puff pastry; tomato sauce / tomato ketchup

$14.14for 450 minServes 16

Beef, onions, garlic, and gravy bake inside pastry shells and puff pastry tops for small savory pies.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Beef chuck roast, 3 lb$6.99/lb typical	3 lb	$20.97Typical price
	Onions, 0.8 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.8 lb	$1.03Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.22Typical price
	Canned tomatoes, 1 oz$0.08/oz typical	1 oz	$0.08Typical price
	Broth, 33 oz$0.07/oz typical	33 oz	$2.32Typical price
	Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
	Pie crust, 7.5$3.49 each typical	7.5	$26.18Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$56.57

Swaps

Swap beef chuck roast for pork roastabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilWine, beer and spiritsDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepperCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaMustard, mayo, ketchup

Not included in the cost.

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
16servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$3.54 per serving$14.14 for 4

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Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil
3 lb / 1.5kg chuck steak
2 onions
3 cloves garlic
2 tbsp tomato paste
4 cups / 1 litre / 1 quart beef stock/broth
1 cup red wine
2 dried bay leaves
1 1/2 tsp salt (optional)
2 tsp black pepper
3 tbsp cornstarch
4 tbsp water
1 egg yolk
4 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry
3 1/2 sheets frozen puff pastry
tomato sauce / tomato ketchup

Steps

Heat the oven to 400 F and grease sixteen standard muffin cups with oil.
Cut the steak into small pieces, then brown it in oil in a large skillet for 6 minutes.
Add the onions, garlic, and tomato paste, and cook for 5 minutes.
Stir in the stock, wine, bay leaves, salt, and pepper, then simmer for 15 minutes.
Mix the cornstarch with water, stir it into the filling, and cook for 2 minutes until thickened and the beef reaches 160 F.
Line the muffin cups with shortcrust pastry, fill them, cover with puff pastry, brush with egg yolk, and bake for 16 minutes.

Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with beef chuck roast or stew beef on sale.