If staying in on a Saturday night I always like to go for a comforting dish and now that the weather is getting slightly chillier both my husband and I fancied a proper English style pie while watching X-Factor. Ingredients: (Serves Two) Handful of Dried Porcini Mushrooms x2 Small Beef Fillets 1 tbsp Butter x2 Shallots, chopped 1/2 Garlic clove, chopped x2 packs of Chestnut Mushrooms, finely chopped 50ml Sherry/White Wine (Optional) Thyme 1 pack of Jus Roll Puff Ready Rolled Pastry Parsley 1 Egg, beaten Salt & Pepper Extra Virgin Olive Oil Preheat Oven to 180C. Soak the porcini mushrooms in hot water, set aside. Heat a pan until piping hot, add a drizle of olive oil, season the meat with salt and pepper and sear on each side for about a 1min on each side, set aside on a plate. Add the butter to the pan followed by the shallots and garlic, cook until soft. Add the fresh mushrooms and cook for about 5mins stirring regularly. Drain the p...
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