Beef Steak and Kidney Pie

Ingredients

• One and a half pounds of Beef Skirting
• Quarter of a pound of Bullock’s Kidney
• One tablespoonful of Flour
• One teaspoonful of Salt
• Half a teaspoonful of Pepper
• a gill and a half of cold water
• Three quarters of a pound of Flaky Pastry

Method

1. 1

   Make the pastry according to the recipe given; cool for an hour.

2. 2

   Cut meat into strips and kidney into dice.

3. 3

   Mix flour, pepper, and salt.

4. 4

   Dip meat in flour, place kidney and fat on meat, roll up, and place in a pie dish.

5. 5

   Pour in cold water, cover with pastry lid, make a hole, and ornament.

6. 6

   Bake in a hot oven for half an hour, reduce heat and cook for one and a half hours longer.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Easy dishes for small incomes, or, The housewife's guide to practical cookery (1906) by E. M. Buchan, page 15. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BEEF STEAK AND KIDNEY PIE Ingredients : One and a half pounds of Beef Skirting Quarter of a pound of Bullock’s Kidney One tablespoonful of Flour One teaspoonful of Salt Half a teaspoonful of Pepper Cold Water Three quarters of a pound of Flaky Pastry. 1. Make the pastry according to the recipe given under that heading ; place it on one side to cool for an hour. 2. Cut the meat into strips and then into thin shoes and the kidney into dice-shaped pieces. 3. Mix the flour, pepper and salt on a plate. 4. Dip each slice of meat into the flour and seasoning, put a piece of kidney and a small piece of fat on the meat, roll up and place in a pie dish. 5. Pour in a gill and a half of cold water

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