Name: Steak and Kidney Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 160 min
Total time: 190 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: british
Ingredients: 1 beef kidney; 4 tsp butter; 2 onion chopped; 1 kg beef round steak, diced; 2 cup boiling water; 1 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 2 tsp butter; 4.00 tsp plain flour; 2 tsp parsley chopped; 1 tsp dried rosemary; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 cup plain flour; 1/3 cup butter; 2 tsp cold water

by abrarose Last updated on 07/24/2019

This is a family favourite. - abrarose

Ingredients

1 beef kidney
4 tsp butter
2 onion chopped
1 kg beef round steak, diced
2 cup boiling water
1 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tsp butter
2 tsp plain flour
2 tsp parsley chopped
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried oregano
1 cup plain flour
2 tsp plain flour
1/3 cup butter
2 tsp cold water

Method

Step 1

Wash kidney, remove membranes and fat and dice into 2.5 cm cubes.
Step 2

Melt 4 teaspoons butter in a heavy base saucepan and saute onion until well browned.
Step 3

Add steak and kidney and brown meat all over.
Step 4

Pour boiling water over meat, add worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
Step 5

Cover and cook over a very low heat for 90 minutes or until steak is tender.
Step 6

Towards end of cooking time make pastry.
Step 7

Pastry: Mix 1 cup of flour and 2 teaspoons flour with salt.
Step 8

Rub in butter until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs but still able to see bits of butter.
Step 9

Sprinkle water over flour mixture a tablespoon at a time and mix lightly with a fork.
Step 10

Use only enough water so pastry will hold together when pressed into a ball. Set aside.
Step 11

Preheat oven to 200C.
Step 12

Blend 2 teaspoons butter with 2 teaspoons flour and form a paste.
Step 13

Drop small pellets of paste into saucepan and stir to thicken.
Step 14

Put meat and sauce into a deep pie plate and sprinkle with parsley.
Step 15

Roll out dough into a circle on a lightly floured board and cover pie plate.
Step 16

Crimp the pastry edges and slash top to vent steam.
Step 17

Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until well browned on top.