Beef Potpies With Cheddar-Stout Crust

Create this delicious dish by topping a potpie with a cheddar-stout crust.
Directions for: Beef Potpies With Cheddar-Stout Crust

Ingredients

For the dough

1 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

tsp fine salt

1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2" pieces

cup grated Irish cheddar cheese (about 3 oz)

6 - 7 Tbsp stout beer

1 large egg, lightly beaten

For the filling

2 lb(s) beef chuck roast, trimmed of excess fat, cut into 1" pieces

cup all-purpose flour

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

3 Tbsp unsalted butter

cup stout beer

3 medium leeks, white and light green parts only, halved lengthwise and cut into 1" pieces

1 lb(s) carrots, cut into 1" pieces

2 stalks celery, cut into 1" pieces

Directions

For the dough

1. Pulse the flour and fine salt in a food processor to combine. Add the butter and cheese and pulse until the mixture looks like coarse meal with some pea-size bits of butter. Drizzle in 6 tablespoons beer and pulse to combine. Squeeze the dough between your fingers; if it does not hold its shape, pulse in up to 1 more tablespoon beer. Pat the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or overnight.

For the filling

1. Preheat the oven to 325F. Toss the beef, flour, 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt, and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Melt the butter in a Dutch oven or large ovenproof pot over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned all over, about 7 minutes. Add the beer and 2 cups water, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Bring to a simmer, then cover, transfer to the oven and braise, 30 minutes. Add the leeks, carrots and celery to the pot and continue braising, 1 more hour.

2. Meanwhile, put six 10-oz ramekins on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Roll out the dough between 2 lightly floured sheets of parchment into a 10-by-15-inch rectangle; cut into six 5-inch squares. Make a few slits in the middle of each square to let steam escape. Remove the filling from the oven and increase the temperature to 375F. Season the filling with salt and pepper and divide among the ramekins (there may be some filling left over). Top each with a square of dough, pressing the edges into the ramekin. Brush with the beaten egg. Bake until the crust is crisp and golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Let rest about 10 minutes before serving.