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PASTRY-TOPPED GINGER BEEF

A great cook-ahead dish for a large buffet and you can freeze the leftovers.

INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup   50 mL   cornstarch
2   2   cans (10 oz/284 mL) consomme soup
1   1   envelope (35 g) dried onion roasted garlic soup mix
1/2 cup   125 mL   cooking sherry
1/4 cup   50 mL   grated gingerroot (fresh or jarred)
    freshly ground pepper to taste
3 lbs   1.5 kg   Beef Stewing Cubes or Inside, Outside or Eye of Round Oven Roast, cut in cubes
1 lb   500 g   fresh baby carrots
1   1   package (397 g) frozen puff pastry

PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes

DIRECTIONS
In a Dutch oven or large pot, mix together first 6 ingredients. Add meat and mix well. Cover and simmer on stovetop or bake in 300ºF (150ºC) oven for 2-3 hours until beef is fork tender.* Meanwhile, on a lightly floured surface, roll pastry into a large rectangle. Add carrots to beef mixture and transfer to a large rectangular 3 qt (3 L) casserole and cover with pastry. Trim edges, cut steam holes and decorate with extra pieces of pastry. Bake in a 400ºF (200ºC) oven for 30 minutes or until golden and filling is bubbly.

NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 hours SERVINGS

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING
383 Calories     19 g Fat
27 g Protein     22 g Carbohydrates

TIP
*Note recipe may be prepared to this stage and then refrigerated and finished the next day.