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Spicy Beef and Mushroom Pie
With two chillies, this spicy beef pie is full-grunt, so feel free to use one if you like less heat with your melt-in-the-mouth beef.
3-4 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
400 grams mix of Swiss brown and shiitake mushrooms
1.2 kilograms beef cheek, cut into 5cm pieces
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
¼ teaspoon five spice
¼ cup each oyster sauce, soy sauce and sweet chilli sauce
finely grated zest 1 orange
2 whole star anise
1¼ cups beef stock
sea salt and ground pepper
3 tablespoons plain flour
400 grams ready-rolled flaky butter pastry
1 egg, whisked with 1 tablespoon cream
1-2 teaspoons black sesame seeds
EQUIPMENT: Spray the base of a 22cm pie dish very lightly with cooking oil spray and brush to coat the sides.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large ovenproof casserole and add the
