About the bake
This filling and comforting Suet Crusted Beef & Onion Pie has a rich minced beef filling and a light and fluffy suet crust on top. Its a wonderful winter warmer and simple to make too.
Method
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan, gas mark 4).
Step 2:
Dry fry the mince and onion in a saucepan for about 10 minutes until browned. Sprinkle over the flour and stir well. Add the diced carrot, stock and worcestershire sauce. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 mins. Place the mixture into a baking dish.
Step 3:
To make the suet crust topping, place the flour, cornflour and suet in a mixing bowl, then stir in the mustard powder and herbs. Add plenty of salt and pepper. Gradually stir in the milk to form a thick batter, Pour over the meat and bake for 30-35 mins until golden brown and risen. Serve with vegetables.
Ingredients
For the filling
- 500g Beef mince (lean)
- 1 Onion(s) (finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp Allinson's Plain White Flour
- 1 Carrot(s) (finely diced)
- 300ml Beef stock
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
For the suet topping
- 225g Allinson's Self Raising Flour
- 25g Cornflour
- 75g Suet (shredded)
- 0.5 tsp Mustard powder
- 1 tsp Rosemary leaves (or thyme, freshly chopped)
- 300ml Milk (whole)
- 225g Allinson's Self Raising Flour
Utensils
- Saucepan
- Baking dish
- Mixing bowl
Recipe Reviews
Super yummy, and very budget friendly
A total hit the pastry was lovely took me back to how my mother used to make a mince beef pie
I love this suet pastry top and have used it on top of: mince, steak and onions, also stew and it’s perfect every time!
Would absolutely recommend!
Very easy to make. Delicious.
Loved it! So easy to make and sooo tasty. I added a teaspoon-ish of tomato puree to the meat to keep the flavour nice n rich...superb!...will be a regular for us.
Best suet crust I’ve ever made! Just made the crust to go over a steak and mushroom pie filling and it was absolutely delicious! So easy too. Thank you, this will be my go to recipe from now on
Ingredients
For the filling
- 500g Beef mince (lean)
- 1 Onion(s) (finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp Allinson's Plain White Flour
- 1 Carrot(s) (finely diced)
- 300ml Beef stock
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
For the suet topping
- 225g Allinson's Self Raising Flour
- 25g Cornflour
- 75g Suet (shredded)
- 0.5 tsp Mustard powder
- 1 tsp Rosemary leaves (or thyme, freshly chopped)
- 300ml Milk (whole)
- 225g Allinson's Self Raising Flour
Utensils
- Saucepan
- Baking dish
- Mixing bowl