Steak and Kidney Pie

A traditional Steak and Kidney pie, A delicious recipe to make good use of our delicious beef at in house butchersPrep Time : 1 Hour

Cook Time : 3 Hours & 30 Minutes

Ingredients :

700 Grams of beef steak
100 Grams of beef kidneys
1 beef stock cube
5 -6 fresh mushrooms
flour
salt
pepper
Curry Powder
Directions :

1. Start by cutting up the beef into cubes; and also cut the kidneys into smaller pieces than the beef.
2. Season the flour with salt and pepper a pinch of hot or mild curry depending on which you prefer. You should have about two handfuls of flour and about a teaspoon of pepper.
3. Place all the meat into a mixing bowl and pour the flour in mix well making sure all the meat is coated.
4. Place the meat into a frying pan crumble in the stock cube and put just enough water to cover the meat.
5. Cook very slowly at about 200F for about 3 hours.
6. Let it settle til it is cool.
7. Now you have the filling proceed to line a pie dish with shortcrust pastry.
8. Cut the mushrooms into quarters and mix in with the meat and put it in the pie dish.
9. Cover it with puff pastry. (Trick slightly wet the areas where you will connect the puff pastry to the shortcrust.
10. Place in a 450F pre-heated oven for 20-30 minutes until the pastry is cooked

     

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