Steak and Irish Stout Pie

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Place steak cubes onto a plate and sprinkle with flour.

3 . Stage

Place lard and bacon into a large skillet over medium heat; heat until lard melts and bacon begins to sizzle. Stir floured steak cubes into bacon and hot lard and cook, stirring frequently, until steak and bacon are browned, 10 to 15 minutes.

4 . Stage

Transfer steak mixture to a large casserole dish.

5 . Stage

Cook and stir onion and mushrooms in the same skillet over medium heat until onions are lightly browned and mushrooms are tender, about 10 minutes. Transfer to casserole dish with steak mixture.

6 . Stage

Stir Irish stout beer, parsley, raisins, and brown sugar into steak mixture. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil.

7 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven, stirring occasionally, until gravy has thickened and steak is tender, about 2 1/2 hours.

8 . Stage

Remove casserole dish from oven and increase temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

9 . Stage

Line a deep-dish 9-inch pie plate with a pie crust and bake in the preheated oven until crust is partially cooked and lightly browned, about 10 minutes.

10 . Stage

Spoon cooked steak filling into the partially-baked pie crust.

11 . Stage

Cover steak filling with second pie crust; pinch the top crust against the bottom crust to seal tightly.

12 . Stage

Bake pie until top crust is golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.