Fillet Steak and Stilton Pasties Recipe

This posh version of a pasty would make the perfect dinner party main - comfort food that looks amazing, what more could you ask for?

HOW TO MAKE FILLET STEAK AND STILTON PASTIES

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Ingredients

• 1 x 320g Jus-Rol Ready Rolled All Butter Puff Pasty Sheets (thawed if frozen)
• 2 small fillet steaks of beef, chopped into 1cm cubes
• 1 small red onion, very finely chopped
• 80g stilton cheese
• 4 chestnut mushrooms, finely chopped
• Small handful fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• ½ beef stock cube
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 small egg, beaten to glaze

Equipment:

• Pyrex Non Stock Metal Baking Tray

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas mark 7. Place the beef and chopped onion in to Pyrex Mixing Bowl and crumble in the stilton.
2. Then stir through the chopped mushrooms, parsley, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and stock cube, and the olive oil
3. Unroll the Jus-Rol Pastry and slice in half across the width, so you end up with two rectangles of pastry.
4. Place half of the filling into the centre of one rectangle and egg wash one edge, then fold the other edge over the filling and press to seal.
5. With a sharp knife, carefully round off the sealed edge, then crimp this or squash down tight a fork. Repeat with the remaining pastry and filling.

6. Egg wash the tops of the pasties. Place them onto a Pyrex Baking Tray and bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until the pastry is puffy and a deep golden brown.