Recipe: Yummy steak pie

steak pie. This recipe was created by trying to copy a steak pie made at the 'Butt and Ben' Scottish Bakery in Pickering, Ontario. Unravel the pastry, drape over the dish and use a knife to trim and press the edges against the side of the dish. Heat the oil in a large heavy-bottomed pan and fry the meat, stirring frequently, until browned on all sides.

Add the thyme, garlic, potato, onion and some salt and pepper. For the crust, in a small bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in butter and shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. You can cook steak pie using 8 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of steak pie

1. It's 600 grams of sirloin steak diced.
2. You need 125 grams of seasoned flour.
3. You need 1 tbsp of fresh parsley chopped.
4. You need 1 liter of of beef stock.
5. You need 1 of packet of pre-rolled short crust pastry.
6. Prepare 1 small of egg beaten.
7. It's 6 tbsp of vegetable oil.
8. It's 2 large of onions peeled and chopped.

Roll out pastry to fit baking dish. Brush the edges of the pie dish with egg wash then pop the pastry on top of the meat mixture. Crimp the edges and egg wash. Stewing meat is actually an ancient cooking technique, and a wikipedia article on meat pie says that it was the ancient Greeks who first filled something resembling a pastry crust with meat.

steak pie instructions

1. utensils.
2. medium saucepan with a lid oven proof, knife, spoone, pastry brush..
3. flour the meat sprinkle flour over the meat mix in well hands.
4. preheat the oven to 200oc/400of gas mark 5 or 6.
5. cook the meat, once Browned add the beef stock and add salt and pepper stir well and cover with a lid, turn down the heat to simmer cook for.
6. fry the meat,heat the saucepan with veg oil on a medium heat. add onions and meat stir in well and allow to Brown for 3/5 mins.
7. cook the meat once browned add the beef stock add salt and pepper stir in well and cover with a lid, turn the heat down to simmer. cook for 30mins on a low heat.
8. transfer go a oven proof dish once the meat is cooked remove from stove and add fresh parsly then pour into a oven proof and spread evenly.
9. lay the pastry, unroll the pastry and lay it over the dish push down the pastry with finger tips it is known as crimping then with a sharp knift cut away the excess pastry then coat the pastry with the beaten egg.
10. bake, place the pie in the middle of the oven and bake for 20/30 mins.
11. remove and serve, when golden brown remove from the oven and serve when still hot, why not serve with new potatoes and vegetables.

That dish eventually made it's way to northern Europe where they were referred to as "coffins" (even more appropriate for. Steak pie served with peas, mashed potatoes and gravy is a quintessential British meal. Just one of the great dishes that are under appreciated from the UK. Give this recipe a try and you'll see what I mean. I've discovered that many Americans are not familiar with a traditional British steak pie.