Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb boneless beef chuck, bite-size pieces
• 3 sl bacon, 1-inch pieces
• 1 ea onion, medium chop
• 3 stlks celery, medium chop
• 2 ea carrot, medium chop
• 2 cl garlic, fine chop
• 1/2 C parsley, fine chop
• 2 T bourbon
• 4 T flour
• 2 C beef broth
• 1 C red wine
• 8 oz crimini mushrooms, quartered
• 1 ea bay leaf
• 4 spg thyme leaves
• 1 C corn
• 1 ea pie crust
• 1 ea egg, beaten
• 8 oz cheddar cheese, grated (optional)

Instructions

1. Season the beef, brown in olive oil in a large pot, then remove from the pot.
2. Cook the bacon in the same pot. Add the onion, celery, and carrot and cook until beginning to soften.
3. Return the beef to the pot and add the garlic, parsley and bourbon and simmer until liquid is almost completely gone. Stir in the flour.
4. Add the broth, wine, mushrooms, bay leaf, thyme, and corn and bring to to a simmer.
5. Remove the bay leaf, transfer to a casserole dish, cover with the pie crust, brush with egg, optionally top with cheese, and bake at 400 until the crust is golden brown.
6. Plate and serve.

Source: Bonappetit.com, Feb 2015

Contributed by: Skip