Beef stew with puff pastry

Name: Beef stew with puff pastry
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 5 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: european
Ingredients: 500 gram beef stew meat; 2 carrots; 1/2 celery root; 1 leek; 1/2 red bell pepper; 1 onion; 5 garlic cloves; 2 sprigs of rosemary; 100 ml Brandy; 10 square puff pastry sheets; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; pepper and salt to taste

A fragrant and tasty beef stew made in a slowcooker, filled with veggies. This beef stew with puff pastry can also be made in a Dutch oven!

5 hours 40 minutes

6 persons

Main course

Recipe beef stew with puff pastry

Made by Véronique

Published at 2017-02-03, this recipe is for 6 persons and takes 5 hours 40 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2024-07-31

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Preparation time

5 hours

Time cooking

40 minutes

Total time

5 hours 40 minutes

Preparation – 5 hours

Peel the celery root, then rinse it and chop into cubes. If you're using a slowcooker, you can add everything into the slowcooker right away.

If you're using a dutch oven, it's best to start with the meat first before you add the veggies. Then also rinse the bell pepper, remove the seeds and chop into cubes.

Peel the carrot, remove the ends and chop into pieces. Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic cloves. Rinse the leek and chop into (half) rings.

Chop the beef into bite-size pieces and cover them with all-purpose flour, pepper and salt. Add the meat, chopped vegetables, rosemary and brandy in the slowcooker and cook on medium heat for about 4 to 5 hours.

Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees celsius or 350 degrees fahrenheit.

Finishing the beef stew with puff pastry – 40 minutes

Create a pie crust with a bottom and sides using the puff pastry. Poke holes in the bottom with a fork and bake the pie crust for about 10 minutes in the oven.

Season the stew with pepper and salt and remove the rosemary sprigs. Transfer the stew, that should be not too wet, onto the pie crust.

Create a top from the leftover puff pastry. Optionally you can garnish the top with hearts for valentine's day or even mother's day.

Beat the egg with a bit of water and coat the top of the puff pastry with the egg wash.

Bake the pie for another 20 minutes in the oven, or until the top is beautiful golden brown. Enjoy!