English Recipes & British Food » Dinner http://englishrecipes.org The recipes and cuisine of Engish food. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:46:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Beef with Wild Mushrooms http://englishrecipes.org/beef-with-wild-mushrooms/ http://englishrecipes.org/beef-with-wild-mushrooms/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:36:50 +0000 admin http://recipesenglish.com/?p=63 Ingredients
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
Fresh thyme
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 pounds beef steak
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup beef stock
9 ounces red wine
9 ounces wild mushrooms
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions
Cut beef steak into cubes. In a pan combine red wine, onion, garlic, and thyme over medium heat. Bring to a boil, and cook until liquid is reduced by about a quarter. Put aside to cool.Meanwhile, melt butter in a pan cook beef until brown on all sides. Remove beef, and stir into cooled wine mixture. Put aside to prepare sauce.Lower the temperature. Sprinkle flour into pan. Cook slowly until flour is browned. Next, stir in beef stock. Allow the mixture to come to a boil. Add salt and pepper to taste and let it simmer for 10 minutes.Stir in beef and wine mixture. Cook for another 40 to 45 minutes. Lay mushrooms on top of beef. Cover, and simmer for about 10 more minutes. Transfer beef and mushrooms to a serving dish. Taste sauce, and adjust seasonings. Simmer until sauce has thicken. Finally pour the sauce over the meat and mushrooms.

]]> http://englishrecipes.org/beef-with-wild-mushrooms/feed/ 0 Chicken Pie http://englishrecipes.org/chicken-pie/ http://englishrecipes.org/chicken-pie/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:34:40 +0000 admin http://recipesenglish.com/?p=43 Ingredients
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts,
2 onions, chopped
6 ounces button mushrooms, chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 package frozen puff pastry sheets
1 cube chicken bouillon
1 egg
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon dried thyme
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees .Cut the chicken breast into cubes. Pour oil in a large pan. Sauté the onions until soft. Add in the cubed chicken. Stir in the mushrooms continued with thyme and flour. Prepare the chicken bouillon by dissolving it in water, and stir into the mixture. Let the mixture Simmer for 20 minutes, then season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer mixture into a deep pie dish. Put aside to cool. Excess sauce can be used for gravy later. Prepare the puff pastry. Using a rolling pin, roll the pastry about ¼ inches thick. Cut the pastry into strips, about 1/2 inch each. Place the pastry strips around the top edge of the pie dish using water as adhesive. Arrange the pastry in position. Make sure you have enough pastry to cover the filling. Glaze the pastry with egg, and make a slit on top of the pie. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. The crust should be golden brown.

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