Steak Pie with Peas, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

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.

Introducing British Steak Pie

Once, my parents invited some friends for dinner, and my mother told them she’d like them to try her steak pie. They were pleasantly surprised when they first tasted it, and immediately fell in love with the dish. However, it was only then that they both explained their horror of what they had initially imagined a steak pie to be: a sweet pie filled with a steak!

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If you’ve never had a steak pie, here’s your chance to try something new and different (and delicious). I will warn you that if you purchase your pie crust, it won’t be that exciting, and if the crust has sugar in it, please do not use it for this purpose.

And another close relation to British steak pie, is steak pudding. It’s different in that the pastry is put into a pudding dish and the stew filling cooks slowly as it’s steamed on the stove top for 5 hours. It’s so easy to make, but you definitely need to plan ahead with the long steaming of the dish (well worth it, mind you!)

You can serve a piping hot bowl of leek and potato soup before steak pie for an authentic British meal.

Pub food is really all comfort food, just like these sausage rolls. I bet you’ll just love this steak pie.

Scottish Steak Pie

There is another option, which is the traditional Scottish manner of making a steak pie, which is to put the stew in a dish and cover the top with puff pastry. This is equally as enticing as a steak pie with crust! Make sure to serve it with more gravy, mashed potatoes and peas, and a Scottish ale wouldn’t hurt, for those who imbibe.

 Traditional British Steak Pie

recipe by Christina Conte (learned from my mother)                 Serves 6

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Ingredients

• 1 double crust pie pastry (without sugar)

For the filling

• good quality stew meat, preferably organic, grass fed, cut into bite sized pieces, tossed in flour
• onions, diced
• olive oil
• OXO beef cubes or 1 tbsp beef bouillon or
• Kosher or sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• Worcestershire Sauce, if desired
• cold water (or beef stock-if using stock, omit the beef bouillion or add less)
• egg white, beaten with 1/2 tsp water (for brushing pie crust) omit for an egg-free dish

Directions

Sauté the onions in the olive oil in a heavy pot until translucent. Remove from pot and set aside. Add more oil to the pot if needed.

Over high heat, add half the meat and sear quickly, until slightly browned, and then remove, and set aside. Repeat with the remaining meat, but instead of removing it after it’s browned, add the other meat and onions back into the pot. (I get really good results when I use the pressure cooker, so if you have one and want to use it, the meat becomes really tender.)

Make a space in the middle of the pot and add the flour. Continue to sauté for about 5 minutes, so that the flour is cooked and brown; then add enough water or stock to make a gravy, but not so much that it won’t all fit in the pie dish.

Add the bouillon/OXO cubes and salt (taste a little of the gravy so that you don’t over salt it).

Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes or so, then remove from heat. Let cool slightly.

NOTE: Steak Pie can be made with seasoned raw meat being placed in the crust, but I find that the meat is too tough when made in this manner.

Place the bottom pie shell in a dish, and fill with the stew, then place the pastry on top. (If using puff pastry,  place stew directly in dish and top with the pastry, crimping the edges to the side of the pan.) Brush with slightly beaten egg white and water.

Bake pie in crust, in preheated oven, near the bottom, at 400º F (200º C) for 30 minutes, then move the center of the oven for another 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve with gravy, mashed potatoes (made with butter and half and half) and peas. Then close your eyes and pretend you’re in a British pub, and enjoy!

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Steak Pie with Peas, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy

Servings: 8

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes minutes

Two versions of a British classic, Steak Pie is hearty yet delicious.

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Ingredients

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• 1 pie pastry double crust (without sugar or enough puff pastry to cover the top of your dish)
• 1 lb stew meat (good quality, preferably organic, grass fed, cut into bite sized pieces, tossed in flour)
• 2 medium onions (or one very large, diced)
• 1 ½ Tbsp olive oil
• 1 Tbsp beef bouillon (2 OXO beef cubes)
• 1 ½ tsp Kosher salt (or sea salt)
• ¼ tsp black pepper (freshly ground)
• 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce (a splash, if desired)
• ½ cup cold water (as needed- see notes, or beef stock-if using stock, omit the beef bouillion or add less)
• 1 egg white (beaten with ½ tsp water -for brushing pie crust or puff pastry)

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Instructions

• Saute the onions in the olive oil in a heavy pot until translucent.
• Remove from pot and set aside. Add more oil to the pot if needed.
• Over high heat, add half the meat and sear quickly, until slightly browned, and then remove, and set aside. Repeat with the remaining meat, but instead of removing it, add the other meat and onions back into the pot.
• Make a space in the middle of the pot and add the flour. Continue to sauté for about 5 minutes, so that the flour is cooked and brown; then add enough water or stock to make a gravy, but not so much that it won’t all fit in the pie dish.
• Add the bouillon/OXO cubes and salt (taste a little of the gravy so that you don’t oversalt it).
• Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes or so, then remove from heat. Let cool slightly.
• Place the bottom pie shell in a dish, and fill with the stew, then place the pastry on top. Brush with slightly beaten egg white and water.
• Bake pie in crust, in preheated oven, near the bottom, at 400º F (200º C) for 30 minutes, then move the center of the oven for another 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve with gravy, mashed potatoes (made with butter and half and half) and peas.

Notes

• Nutrition information is for a double crust pie.
• I get really good results when I use the pressure cooker, so if you have one and want to use it, the meat becomes really tender.
• NOTE: Steak Pie can be made with seasoned raw meat being placed in the crust, but in the US, I find that the meat is too tough when made in this manner.
• Puff pastry version is here.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 368kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 966mg | Potassium: 301mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 3mg

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Author: Christina Conte

Course Main Courses

Cuisine British, Scottish

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