Beef and Guinness Pie Recipe

• 3 tbsp. tomato paste
• 3 1/2 cups beef stock
• 4 lbs. beef chuck -- cut into 1" cubes
• 1 1/2 lbs. white mushrooms -- cleaned and
• quartered
• 1 large yellow onion -- peeled and sliced
• 6 cloves garlic -- peeled and chopped
• 2 tbsp. fresh thyme leaves -- chopped
• 2 cups Guinees stout or any other stout beer
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 egg
• 1 lb. frozen puff pastry -- thawed

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