English Steak And Kidney Pudding Food

STEAK & KIDNEY PUDDING

Steps:

• Melt 1 1/2 tbsp of the dripping in a large, non-stick pan. Fry the onions, carrot and bay leaves for 15 mins, stirring frequently, until golden.
• Mix the flour, mustard powder and some seasoning in a large bowl, then toss in the steak and kidneys until they are coated. Remove the vegetables from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the remaining dripping to the pan and fry the meat until browned.
• Stir the stout into the remaining flour left in the bowl, then pour into the pan of meat with the stock, and stir over the heat until thickened to a gravy. Return the vegetables to the pan, cover tightly and simmer for 1 hr 15 mins-1 hr 30 mins, stirring frequently, so that the flour in the sauce doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan. If necessary, add a drop or two of water to loosen the consistency, but not too much as you want a thick gravy. The meat won't be completely tender, but it will cook further in the pudding. Set aside to cool or chill overnight.
• To make the suet pastry, put the flour, baking powder and suet in a bowl with 1/2 tsp salt. Pour in 150ml cold water and stir with a round-bladed knife to bring the mixture together as a dough. Tip onto a lightly floured surface, knead briefly until smooth, then cut off 1/4 and set aside.
• Very generously grease a 1.2-litre pudding basin. Roll out the biggest piece of dough to a circle large enough to line the inside of the basin right up to the rim. Press the pastry into the basin so that it is an even thickness, then spoon in the steak & kidney mixture. Roll out the remaining pastry to make a round to fit as a lid on top of the basin. Brush round the edge with water, then place on top of the filling, wetted-side down, and seal all the way round with the sides to enclose.
• Cover the basin with a double layer of greased baking parchment and foil, pleating them first to allow for expansion (alternatively, use muslin). Then tie with string, adding a string handle for easy lifting in and out of the pan.
• Put an upturned heatproof saucer in the base of a large pan and put the pudding basin on top. Pour in boiling water from the kettle to come 3/4 up the side of the basin, then cover the pan tightly with a lid. If you can't close the pan, cover tightly with foil instead and leave to simmer for 2 hrs over a low heat. If you need to, top with more boiling water, but if the seal is tight, this shouldn't be required.
• Remove the pudding from the pan and leave to settle for 5 mins, then turn out onto a plate, scatter with parsley (if you like), and serve with mash and greens.

TRADITIONAL STEAK AND KIDNEY PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F/180 C. Heat a large casserole dish on the stove, add the drippings and heat until slightly smoking. Add the beef cubes and the kidney, stir well until all the meat is browned. Add the onion , carrots, and stir again.
• Sprinkle the flour over the meat and vegetables and stir thoroughly.
• Add the stock, red wine, bay leaf , parsley, and tomato puree. Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce the heat and cover with a lid. Place in the hot oven and cook for 1 hour.
• Remove the casserole from the oven, season with salt and pepper to taste, and leave it to cool.
• Make the pastry. Place the flour, baking powder , and salt into a baking bowl. Add the suet and rub into the flour. Add enough cold water to form a stiff, slightly sticky dough. Leave it to rest for 30 minutes.
• Grease a 2-pint pudding basin with the butter. Divide the pastry into 2/3 and 1/3 parts and roll the larger piece of dough into a circle large enough to line the basin with an extra 1/2" border. Dust your hands with a little flour then carefully line the basin with the dough.
• Add the meat mixture and roll the remaining dough into a circle large enough to make a lid. Wet the overhanging lip of the basin with cold water, lay the lid on top and press firmly around the edge to seal.
• Cover the basin with two circles of greaseproof paper secured with kitchen string.
• Steam over rapidly boiling water for 2 hours. Check frequently to make sure water has not boiled dry. Top up with boiling water as needed.
• Remove the pudding from the steamer, remove the greaseproof paper, and serve.

STEAK AND KIDNEY PUDDING

Steps:

• You will also need a 2 and a 1/2 pint capacity pudding basin and a steamer.
• To make the pastry first sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl.
• Add some freshly milled black pepper, then add the suet and mix it into the flour using the blade of a knife.
• When it is evenly blended, add few drops of cold water and start to mix with the knife, using curving movements and turning the mixture around.
• The aim is to bring it together as a dough, so keep adding drops of water until it begins to get really claggy and sticky.
• Now abandon the knife, go in with your hands and bring it all together until you have a nice smooth elastic dough which leaves the bowl clean.
• It is worth noting that suet pastry always needs more water than other types, so if it is still a bit dry just go on adding a few drops of water at a time.
• After that, take a quarter of the dough for the lid, then roll the rest out fairly thickly.
• What you need is a round approx.
• 13 inches in diameter.
• Now line the bowl with the pastry, pressing it well all around Next, chop the steak and kidney into fairly small cubes, toss them into the seasoned flour, then add them to the pastry lined basin with the slices of onion.
• Add enough cold water to reach almost the top of the meat and sprinkle in a few drops of Worcestershire sauce and another seasoning of salt and pepper.
• Roll out the pastry lid, dampen its edges and put it in position on the pudding.
• Seal well and cover with a double sheet of foil, pleated in the center to allow room for expansion while cooking.
• Now secure it with string, making a little handle to that you can lift it out of the hot steamer.
• Then place it in a steamer over boiling water.
• Steam for 5 hours, adding more boiling water halfway through.
• You can either serve the pudding by spooning portions out of the basin, or slide a palette knife round the edge and turn the whole thing out on to a serving plate- place veggies below around pudding and garnish with fresh sprigs of parsley.
• Serving suggestion with the pudding would be boiled potatoes, boiled carrots and spring greens.
• This recipe is taken from Delia Smith's Winter Collection©- I hope she doesn't mind, I did buy the book!

STEAK-AND-KIDNEY PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper; then in a large deep ovenproof saute pan over high heat, heat lard or oil until hot. Saute beef cubes until browned; add onions and carrots and saute 10 minutes more. Add kidney and continue sauteing another 15 minutes.
• Stir in flour and bake for 10 minutes, uncovered. Remove from oven and place over medium-low heat. Scraping up whatever sticks to the bottom, add stock, mushrooms and Worcestershire. Simmer and stir occasionally for 45 minutes. Season to taste, cool, transfer to a container and refrigerate overnight.
• Cut off 1/5 of each suet pastry disk and roll the remaining pastry into circles about 10 1/2 inches in diameter and 1/16 inch thick.
• Line 6 18- to 20-ounce pudding basins or 5-inch ramekins with the pastry, pressing dough evenly around the sides. Fill with steak and kidney mixture. Roll out the reserved pastry and cover each pudding, crimping the edges closed.
• Here's the weird part: wrap each basin entirely in plastic wrap. (This makes it a steamed pudding rather than a browned pie.) Tie string around the outside (to keep plastic wrap snug) and put puddings on racks in pans of simmering water, covered, for 2 hours, making sure the water stays 2/3 the way up the sides of the basins.
• Remove the puddings from the water and remove the plastic wrap. Just before serving, cut a small hole in top of each and insert as many oysters as you like. (At Rules they put one oyster inside the pudding and another on the side in its shell.)

ENGLISH PUB BEEF & KIDNEY STEW IN YORKSHIRE PUDDING (ADOPTED

Steps:

• Make Yorkshire Pudding first and let rest in fridge while stew is cooking.
• Beat 2 eggs in bowl.
• Mix in 1 cup of milk, sift in 1 cup of flour and 1/2 tsp salt. Beat until smooth.
• For the Stew.
• Coat steak and kidneys with flour.
• Brown several pieces at a time in oil in stock pot; remove. Sauté onion in pan drippings until tender.
• Add mushrooms.
• Cok for several minutes longer.
• Stir in broth, wine, tomato paste and next 5 seasonings and diced carrots. Return meat to the pan.
• Cover and cook on a slow simmer,for 2 hours or until tender (don't let stew dry out, add a little water if needed and reduce heat slightly).
• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Heat 2 tbs oil in a 6-8 cup casserole. Pour batter into hot casserole dish. Spoon stew over batter to within 1 inch of edge. Bake at 200c for 30 minutes or until puffed and brown.
• Serve with mashed potatoes and greens.