St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, or weekend shall I say. In Northern Ireland not everyone will celebrate it, but we like any excuse for great food, especially when Phil does the cooking! This Guinness pie is delicious and a family favourite. Phil is doing a little guest posting for me today and sharing his favourite Guinness pie recipe with you.

Guinness Pie Ingredients
- 2 large red onions, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, diced small or minced
- 3 large carrots, sliced
- 2 celery sticks, sliced. You can also use the leaves for extra flavour
- Mushrooms of your choice, sliced
- 1 Kg of stewing beef or steak, cut into approx. 2cm cubes
- Fresh rosemary leaves, chopped
- sea salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
- 440 ml Guinness (a must)
- 2 heaped TBSP of flour
- 150 gr Cheddar cheese, grated (we have a child with a cow’s milk allergy so we use goat’s cheese and it also works well)
- 170 gr ready-made all-butter puff pastry (and another 500gr if you want a pastry base as well as the top)
- 1 egg, beaten
- olive oil
I prepare and marinate the filling a day before to give it a strong rich flavour. I’m rubbish at making pastry so using the pre-made option suits me well. The vegetables should be cut to size of your personal choice.
