Anchovies. Beef and Guinness Pie.

Recipe: Beef and Guinness pie

The filling for this pie is cooked long and slow, tenderising the beef and allowing the flavour of the Guinness to permeate it. You could prepare the filling a day in advance. For this pie I use a traditional shortcrust pastry, but you could use a puff pastry as an alternative.

Article: Short-cuts: how to cook with anchovies

Their classic use is crushed and mixed with garlic, rosemary and olive oil and used as a marinade or stuffing for lamb. Work the fragrant sludge between the layers of meat and fat to get the full flavour.