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Traditional British Steak and Kidney Pie with Flaky Pastry and Rich Gravy

Name: Traditional British Steak and Kidney Pie with Flaky Pastry and Rich Gravy
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: european
Ingredients: 600 g Beef chuck steak cut into bite-sized cubes; 200 g Veal or lamb kidneys cored and diced small; 320 g All-butter puff pastry sheet; 200 g Large yellow onions diced; 200 ml Stout beer or rich beef stock; 300 ml Rich beef stock; 30 g All-purpose flour for dusting; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 30 g Butter for browning; 1 pc Egg beaten for egg wash; 5 g Fine sea salt

The towering glory of Victorian pub gastronomy: tender braised beef chuck and veal kidneys slow-cooked in a rich, velvety onion and stout ale gravy, baked beneath a golden, flaky puff pastry lid.

Prep

25 min

Cook

75 min

Total

100 min

Oven

200°C (180°C vent.)

Ingredients

servings

Beef chuck steak cut into bite-sized cubes
600 g
Veal or lamb kidneys cored and diced small
200 g
All-butter puff pastry sheet
320 g
Large yellow onions diced
200 g
Stout beer or rich beef stock
200 ml
Rich beef stock
300 ml
All-purpose flour for dusting
30 g
Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp
Butter for browning
30 g
Egg beaten for egg wash
1 pc
Fine sea salt
5 g

Preparation Steps

Core kidneys and rinse thoroughly. Toss beef cubes and kidneys in seasoned flour. Melt butter in a heavy pan and sear meat in batches over high heat for 8 minutes until well browned.

Sauté onions for 5 minutes. Pour in stout beer, scraping up browned bits, then add beef stock and Worcestershire. Return meat, cover, and simmer for 50 minutes until meat is tender and gravy is glossy and thick. Cool filling.

Transfer cooled filling into a deep pie dish. Cover with puff pastry, crimp edges firmly, and cut a central vent for steam. Brush with beaten egg wash and bake at 200°C for 25-30 minutes until towering, crisp, and deep mahogany gold. Serve hot with peas and mash.

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Nutrition Facts

per serving

Calories

520

Protein

38g

Carbohydrates

34g

Fat

25g

Allergens

GlutenMilkEggsFish

*estimated values per serving

Provenance & Public Domain Audit

Source: Traditional British & Celtic Gastronomic Archives / Public Domain Cookbooks (The National Archives & Historic UK Culinary Collections)

Legal status: Public Domain (Crown Copyright Expired / CC0-compatible) • 17 U.S.C. § 105

License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal

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Traditional British Steak and Kidney Pie with Flaky Pastry and Rich Gravy

Ingredients

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