Beef and Beer Pie

Beef and Beer Pie

• ½ oz corn starch
• 1 oz water
• 1 ½ oz olive oil, divided
• 21 oz beef meat (stew cut), cubed (1 in.), divided
• 1 tsp salt, divided
• 2 pinch fresh ground pepper, divided
• 5 oz onion, in pieces
• 5 oz leek, sliced
• 11 ½ oz brown ale
• 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• ½ tsp meat stock paste
  or ½ meat stock cube

Pastry and Assembly

• 5 oz all-purpose flour
• 2 oz unsalted butter, cold, cubed
• 1 large egg
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 egg yolk, lightly whisked, for glazing