St. Pat’s Drunken Kale Meat Pie

INGREDIENTS

Serves 4

• 2 lbs of ground beef or bison
• 1 bunch of kale
• 1 cup of peas (frozen are great)
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 chopped carrot
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 tsp of cumin
• Splash of ketchup
• 1 can of Guinness (or 2 cups of beef/chicken stock, or any dark beer)
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 Tbsp of corn flour in a splash of cold water (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Set your oven to 450ºF. In an ovenproof pan, add a splash of olive oil, carrots, onions, meat, and cumin. Once browned off, add beer (or stock) and ketchup. Let reduce for 3–5 minutes, then add corn flour. Let simmer very gently until mixture thickens a little.

Meanwhile…in a pot add a healthy whack of olive oil, finely sliced garlic, finely chopped kale, and peas. Heat until wilted, add salt and pepper.

Top your meat filling with the kale and peas, slide into oven for 20 minutes with lid on. I love this dish served with a decent dollop of hot mustard next to it (my fav is Maille spicy dijon), and it tastes even better the next day.