English meat pie

Ingredients

• cilantro - 1 bunch
• parsley - 1 bunch
• olive oil
• carrots - 2 pcs
• 4 celery stalks
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 parsnip root
• 500 g puff pastry
• egg - 1 pc
• 400 g peeled tomatoes in their own juice
• onion - 1 large onion
• 800 g beef

Cooking

Step 1

Cut the meat into cubes and fry in portions over high heat in olive oil to form a crust. Add chopped onion and fry for 3-4 more minutes. Add carrots, celery and parsnips cut into slices or small cubes, fry for another 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes along with the juice, close the lid and simmer for 2 hours over low heat, stirring occasionally. For 5 min. until cooked, add chopped herbs, salt and pepper (this mixture can be prepared in advance so that the meat has time to soak in the aroma of vegetables). Put the finished meat with vegetables in portioned heat-resistant forms. Brush the edges with beaten egg and cover with puff pastry. Brush the top of the dough with egg as well. Bake in the oven at 180ºС for 20-25 minutes.