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Steak and kidney pie

Yield: 4

Ingredients Quantity Process

Pastry: Combine flour, suet, salt and pepper in a food
processor, pulse until mixture resembles
self-raising flour 2 cups
breadcrumbs.
shredded beef suet 150 g Add enough water for the mixture to come together
sea salt and freshly ground as a ball. Remove dough to a lightly floured bench
To taste
black pepper and gently knead until smooth.
cold water Approx. ½ cup Roll 2/3 of the dough, thickly, and line a 1.75 litre
pudding basin with the rolled dough. Keep the
Contents: remainder of the dough for the lid.

stewing beef (topside or In a large bowl, briefly toss beef, kidneys, flour and
blade steak), cut into bite 500 g mustard together, until well coated. Add onions,
sized pieces mushrooms, thyme and seasoning and mix well.
lambs' kidneys, cleaned Put meat mixture in lined pudding basin.
and cut into bite sized 250 g
pieces In a small jug mix together stock, Worcestershire
sauce and tomato paste, pour over the meat
plain flour 2 tbs
mixture.
Dijon mustard ½ tsp Roll the remaining dough for the pie lid. Brush the
edges with water and place on top of the pie,
onion, finely chopped 1 large
pressing the edges together and trimming off extra
mushrooms, sliced thickly 150 g pastry.
chopped, fresh thyme Cover the top with loosely fitting greaseproof paper
1 tsp
leaves and foil. Tie in place with string. Place in a large pan
sea salt and freshly ground with a trivet in the bottom. Add boiling water, filling
To taste
black pepper halfway up the sides of the basin. Cover with a lid
and simmer gently (4 hours), topping up with boiling
beef stock ½ cup (250 ml)
water as necessary.
beer ½ cup
Remove from heat, remove basin from pan, cool
Worcestershire sauce 1 tbs slightly. Remove string, paper and foil.
Turn pie out onto a large serving plate. Cut and
tomato paste 1 tbs serve.

Serve with leafy green salad or mashed potato and peas. Garnish with sprig of fresh thyme