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Default Ping sf - Steak pie

You have asked me for a recipe for steak pie. I have never used a recipe
for it and I started to type up how I made mine. However, I decided it would
be easier to find one similar to the ones I make. Delia's recipes are
always good and not complicated. The following recipe is for steak and
kidney. If you don't like kidney, simply leave it out and add more steak.
I often put mushrooms in too.

As for pastry, sometimes I use puff pastry, but to make that from scratch is
fiddly and takes time. If you can get a good ready made butter puff pastry,
that is acceptable. Shortcrust is easy and good and I used to make a
pastry called 'rough puff pastry' which I like very much.

It consists of cutting lard into small chunks and placing in the fridge to
harden. They are then mixed with flour and salt and very cold water. The
lard in not 'rubbed in' but kept in chunks. Roll out the pastry and fold
into three. Do this three times and then rest it in the fridge for a while
after which roll it out to cover your dish. It must be kept very cold until
it goes into the oven so handle very sparingly.

http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/c...plate-pie.html

If you need to ask anything more.. then ask away

A last thought.. suet pastry is wonderful too but I am not sure you can get
the suet, although I think Wayne has had some in the past.