Dinner for 4

Beef and Mustard Pie

Name: Beef and Mustard Pie
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British and Irish
Ingredients: 1 kg beef; 2 tbsp plain flour; 2 tbsp rapeseed oil; 200 ml red wine; 400 ml beef stock; 1 finely sliced onion; 2 chopped carrots; 3 sprigs thyme; 2 tbsp mustard; 2 free-range egg yolks; 400 g puff pastry; 300 g green beans; 25 g butter; 1 pinch salt; 1 pinch pepper

Small beef pieces simmer with mustard, wine, stock, and vegetables before puff pastry bakes over the savory filling.

Typical price

$28.61for 4 servings

$7.15 per serving$28.61 for 4

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60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$$$typical cost tier

British and Irish High-protein Family Dinners

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Beef chuck roast or stew beef$6.99/lb typical	2.2 lb	$15.41Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	14 oz	$0.98Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.34Typical price
Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical	a little	$0.24Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
Pie crust, puff pastry, wonton wrappers$3.49 each typical	1.75	$6.16Typical price
Green beans$2.49/lb typical	0.65 lb	$1.65Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.35Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$28.61

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourOlive and cooking oilWine, beer and spiritsMustard, mayo, ketchup

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 kg beef
2 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp rapeseed oil
200 ml red wine
400 ml beef stock
1 finely sliced onion
2 chopped carrots
3 sprigs thyme
2 tbsp mustard
2 free-range egg yolks
400 g puff pastry
300 g green beans
25 g butter
1 pinch salt
1 pinch pepper

Steps

Cut the beef into small pieces, toss it with flour, and season with salt and pepper.
Heat the oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat and brown the beef for 5 minutes.
Add the onion and carrots, cook for 4 minutes, then stir in the wine, stock, thyme, and mustard.
Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes until the beef reaches 145 F, then remove the thyme stems.
Heat the oven to 425 F, cover the skillet with puff pastry, brush it with egg yolks, and cut several vents.
Bake for 18 minutes until the pastry is puffed and golden, while cooking the green beans in water for 6 minutes and tossing them with butter.

Swaps

Beef chuck roast or stew beef for Pork roast, shoulder or loinabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Green beans for Broccoliabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices