Name: Steak, Kidney and Mushroom Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 175 min
Total time: 205 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: british
Ingredients: 1 1/2 sheets extra-flaky puff pastry frozen; 750 g beef steak, cubed; 750 g beef kidney cubed; 1 tsp plain flour; 1 tsp mixed herbs; 1 onion finely chopped; 200 g mushrooms sliced; 2 cup water; 1 egg

by my choice Last updated on 07/09/2019

No pre-cooking needed but still the best flavour. - my choice

Ingredients

1 1/2 sheets extra-flaky puff pastry frozen
750 g beef steak, cubed
750 g beef kidney cubed
1 tsp plain flour
1 tsp mixed herbs
1 onion finely chopped
200 g mushrooms sliced
2 cup water
1 egg

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 220C.
Step 2

Toss the steak and kidney in seasoned flour.
Step 3

Mix in the herbs, mushroom and onion.
Step 4

Place in a large pie dish, making sure the dish is full.
Step 5

If necessary add some raw chopped potato.
Step 6

Add sufficient stock or water to cover half the meat.
Step 7

Cover with pastry, using water to stick the pastry to the dish.
Step 8

Decorate with pastry leaves and cut a hole in the middle to release the steam.
Step 9

Glaze with beaten egg and bake for 30 minutes. Reduce to 180C for a further 1½-2 hours.
Step 10

Check the meat is tender with a skewer through the hole in the top.
Step 11

Top up with stock if required.

Equipment

1 pie pans

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

Remember the best result is with no pre-cooking. I suppose you can make as much or as little as you like. We make enough to freeze portions for another day. Cut steak and kidney into 2.5cm cubes and use water or stock.