Pub-Style Steak and Ale Pie

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2017, America's Test Kitchen TV

There’s a place for marrying meat and vegetables under a pastry crust. This intensely savory pub favorite featuring tender beef napped in rich, glossy gravy is not that place.

SERVES 6

TIME 2¾ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Intensely savory steak pie is a classic British comfort food, but making it can be a tedious multistep procedure. Our streamlined version has all the flavor and texture of the authentic article with less work. We skipped the traditional bro...

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