Pastry-topped Ginger Beef

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 2 (10 ounce) cans quality consomme
• 1 (35 g) package onion roasted garlic soup mix
• 1/2 cup cooking sherry
• 1/4 cup grated gingerroot (fresh or jarred)
• fresh ground pepper
• 3 lbs beef, stewing cubes or 3 lbs round roast, cubes
• 1 lb fresh baby carrots
• 1 (375 g) package frozen puff pastry

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven or large pot, mix together first six ingredients. add meat and mix well. cover and simmer on stovetop or bake in 300° oven for 2-3 hours until fork-tender.
• 2 note: recipe may be prepared to this stage and then refrigerated and finished the next day.
• 3 meanwhile, on a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to a large rectangle. add carrots to beef mixture. transfer mixture to a large rectangular 3 litre casserole and cover with pastry. trim edges, cut steam holes, and decorate with extra pieces of scrap pastry.
• 4 bake in a 400° oven for 30 minutes or until golden and filling is bubbly.