Photo shows the Regular dishBeef and Guinness Pie — Easy to Chew
Gram, kg and litre amounts are scaled; counted items are not.
Texture options
Each texture has its own ingredients and method. Choose one to switch the whole recipe.
AI-drafted texture method — not from the recipe book and not clinically approved. Texture suitability should be confirmed according to the resident's individual swallowing and dietary requirements and the facility's clinical/dietetic processes.
Requires Clinical or Recipe Review
Draft pastry-free adaptation requiring menu review: crisp puff pastry is unsuitable. Omit pastry and its egg wash; retain the beef and Guinness filling. Use listed milk, not unlisted cream; omit unquantified garlic. Review changed allergen declarations.
Beef and Guinness pie filling without pastry, approximately 50 original-scale portions. Optional sides are not included.
Ingredients
- Diced beef 3000g, trimmed of gristle and connective tissue
- Onions 850g, peeled and finely diced
- Canola oil 25g
- Guinness 1000g
- Beef booster 250g
- Dijon mustard 100g
- Water 2000g
- Worcestershire sauce 20g
- Bay leaves 10g, secured in a removable sachet
- Ground clove powder 2g
- Plain flour 120g
- Full-cream milk 150g
- Celery 200g, strings removed and finely diced
- Carrots 200g, peeled and finely diced
- Tomatoes 200g, skins and seeds removed
- Gluten-free gravy mix 150g
- Additional water 0–500g, only as needed for braising
- Texture-modifying thickener, as per manufacturer's instructions, if needed
- Omit puff pastry sheets 400g and 3 large eggs used for pastry egg wash
Final texture
Soft, tender beef and vegetables in moist gravy, without pastry, gristle, skins, seeds or stringy fibres.
Sauce, gravy & liquid
Use the original Guinness gravy with listed milk. Keep it moist and coating; any prescribed drink thickness remains a separate requirement.
IDDSI Level 7EC requirements
- Soft and tender; breaks apart easily with the side of a fork.
- No hard, tough, chewy, fibrous, stringy, crunchy or crumbly bits.
- No bones, gristle, pips, seeds or skins.
Preparation
Cooking
Texture modification
Serving & plating
IDDSI testing to perform
Serve with mashed potato and 1 vegetable or chips and a side salad.
IDDSI testing & verification
Level 7EC — Easy to Chew. Saved on this device only until staff logins are added.
