Skillet Beef Stew Pot Pie

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 148.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	66%	71%
fat	8%	3%
aromatics	6%	23%
salt	1%	0%
thickener	4%	1%
vegetables and beans	162%	91%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.8	0.5

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

490 g	1 (17.3-oz.) pkg. frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed (such as Pepperidge Farm)
907 g	2 lb. top sirloin steak (about 1 1/2 inch thick), cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 g	1/2 tsp. black pepper
10 g	2 1/2 tsp. kosher salt, divided
71 g	5 Tbsp. unsalted butter, divided
40 g	1/3 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
33 g	2 Tbsp. tomato paste
18 g	6 garlic cloves, finely chopped (2 Tbsp.)
600 g	2 1/2 cups beef broth
32 g	2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
4 g	2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves, plus more for garnish
567 g	2 (10-oz.) pkg. frozen mixed vegetables (green beans, peas, corn, and carrots)
907 g	2 cups frozen cubed hash brown potatoes (from 1 [32-oz.] pkg., such as Ore-Ida)
50 g	1 large egg, beaten

Method: 5 steps, published by www.southernliving.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Full disclosure - I don’t like frozen bagged vegetables. I made my own veg mix by sauteeing onion, mushrooms, diced carrots, celery and added frozen peas. To me the sirloin was a little tough, husband loved it and said it was 5 of 5. I did add an ounce of red ” — a cook, 4★