Ghostly Beef Pies
2 hours 20 min serves 8-10
Ghostly Beef Pies
Get spooked with these ghostly beef pies....or not cuz they are so cute!
Ingredients:
- 1 Pre Chuck Roast, cut into 1-2 inch chunks
- 1 tbsp. flour, plus extra
- 2 tbsp. coconut oil, or another high-heat oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 c. butternut squash, medium dice
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 1 tbsp. chili powder
- 1 c. beef broth
- 3 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 c. tomato paste
- Crust
- 2 puff pastry sheets
- 1 egg + 1 tbsp. water, beaten
- Toss beef cubes with flour. Set aside.
- In a Dutch oven or other oven-safe pot, sauté onions in oil until browned. Remove.
- In the same oil, brown the chuck roast on all sides. Remove.
- Sauté squash in leftover fat or oil until slightly browned. While sautéing, don't move the squash around very much so it gets some color.
- Add in sugar and chili powder.
- Deglaze with broth, Worcestershire sauce, and then stir in tomato paste.
- Add onions and beef back in the pot. Bring it to a simmer. Turn to low and let it cook off-center on the stovetop for 1 1/2 hours, or until the beef is soft and tender.
- While beef and onions are simmering, cut your puff pastry. Flour a surface, roll out the pastry and cut it into 2 different sizes of circles: 12, 4" circles and 12, 5" circles.
- Using a paring knife, cut silly faces into the 4" circles OR use a jack-o-lantern cookie cutter.
- Put all the circles between parchment or plastic wrap and chill for about 30 minutes before using it.
- Assembling Pies
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Grease and flour a 12 cup muffin tin.
- Fill your muffin tins with the 5" circles, making sure to cover the well completely. Pinch some of the dough to the top rim of the well.
- Fill your dough well with enough filling to make a dome shape on the top.
- Lay your "ghostly faces" on top of the beef. Use a fork to crimp the faces to the dough well on the rim. This is very important or else they will separate during baking.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes. Rotating 180 degrees halfway through baking. Look for a crisp and golden crust. Some ovens take longer, so if it hasn't browned yet, leave in the oven longer.
- Let cool for 5 minutes and serve.