Steak And Kidney Pie Recipe Gordon Ramsay Food

STEAK AND KIDNEY PIE II

Steps:

• Cover beef kidney with lightly salted water. Cover, and refrigerate overnight. Drain off water. Cut out tubes and white membrane with scissors. Dice meat
• In a stew pot, brown kidney and steak in hot fat. Add onions, seasonings, and 1 1/2 cups water. Simmer until meat is almost tender, about 1 hour.
• Add potatoes and continue simmering until potatoes are tender, about 1/2 hour.
• Blend together flour and remaining 1/2 cup water; stir into meat mixture. Continue cooking and stirring until mixture thickens. Pour into 3 quart casserole.
• Roll out pastry slightly larger than top of casserole. Place over meat mixture, and trim to overhang 1 inch. Fold under, and flute against inside edge of casserole. Cut several steam vents in center.
• Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) until lightly browned, about 30 minutes.

THE CLASSIC STEAK AND KIDNEY PIE

Steps:

• Heat a large frying pan with a little of the dripping or oil. Season the diced beef with salt and pepper. Fry in the pan until well coloured and completely sealed. Life out the meat and transfer to a large saucepan. Add a touch more oil, if necessary, to the frying pan. Season the kidneys and also fry quickly to seal and colour in the hot pan. Also transfer to the saucepan.
• Melt a knob of butter in the pan and cook the onions and carrots in the melted butter for 2 - 3 minutes. They will lift any flavours left from the meats. Put into the saucepan with the meat. Fry the mushroom slices in a little more butter, just turning in the pan for a minute or two; keep to one side.
• Place the saucepan on medium heat, stirring in the flour, and allow it to cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the tomato puree, bay leaf and mushrooms. Pour in the stock and bring to a simmer, skimming off any impurities. The meat should just be covered with the stock; if not, top with a little more stock or water. Simmer gently, partially covered, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. During the cooking time it may need to be skimmed several times.
• After 1 1/2 hours, check the meat for tenderness. If not quite soft enough, cook for the additional 30 minutes. If the meat is cooking gently, it will not need to be topped up with any additional stock or water. The sauce will have reduced, thickening it's consistency and increasing it's flavour.
• Taste for seasoning, adding a dash or two of Worcestershire Sauce to the mixture. Transfer to a 2 pint pie dish and allow to cool to lukewarm.
• Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F.
• Roll the pastry 1/4-inch thick. Cut a strip of pastry to sit around the rim of the dish. This will help the top to stay on. Brush the rim of the pie dish with some beaten egg and apply the strip. Brush again with egg. Making sure the pastry top is bigger than the dish, sit it on top. Push down around the sides, trim and crimp for a neat finish. Brush completely with egg wash and place in the preheated oven. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until golden brown.

A GOOD STEAK & KIDNEY PIE

Steps:

• It's important to cook the meat a day ahead, so that you can discard any fat that has risen to the top, and so that the pastry doesn't slump in the face of a too-warm filling, so up to 48 hours ahead -make the pastry. Whizz the flour and a pinch of fine sea salt together for a few seconds in a food processor, then add the butter and whizz until the mixture looks like coarse breadcrumbs. Whisk together the egg yolk and 3 tbsp water and whizz with the pastry until it collects in a ball. Wrap in cling film and leave it to rest in the fridge for at least one hour.
• Cut button-mushroom-sized lobes of kidney from the white central core (discarding). Cut the beef into bite-sized cubes and cut the mushrooms into chunks.
• Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a large, heavy frying pan over a medium-high heat. Throw in the kidney and fry until lightly coloured. Tip into a colander to drain.
• Wipe out the frying pan and return it to a low-medium heat, adding 25g/1oz of the butter and 1 tbsp oil. Tip in the onion and fry for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft and slightly golden. Transfer to a large casserole, using a slotted spoon.
• Preheat the oven to 160C/gas 3/fan 140C. Tip the 85g/3oz flour into a large plastic bag, and season it generously. Throw in the beef and shake until lightly floured.Return the frying pan to a mediumhigh heat, adding a little more oil and butter if needed. Shake off any excess flour (reserving it) then fry the beef in batches until golden-brown. As each batch is done, transfer it to the casserole.
• Adding more oil and butter to the frying pan if necessary, fry the mushrooms for about 2 minutes until starting to wilt, then add them to the casserole with the drained kidneys, hot water, bouillon powder and bay leaf, plus the excess flour in the bag if you like a thick gravy. Stir well, cover and cook in the oven for 75-90 minutes until the meat is tender and the sauce is thick. Cool thoroughly, then put in the fridge (preferably overnight) so any fat will solidify - it can then be skimmed off and discarded.
• In the morning - return the pastry to cool room temperature, then roll it out thinly on a wellfloured surface. Invert a 28-30x23cm, 6.5cm deep pie dish on to the pastry. Mentally add an extra 1cm all round, then use the dish as a guide to cut out the pastry lid. From the remnants, cut out enough 6cm-wide strips of pastry to go round the dish - they should cover the flat rim and about halfway down the insides.
• Lightly butter the rim of the dish and line it with the strip(s) of pastry, sealing any joins with a little dab of water. Butter the shoulders of a pie raiser or an upturned egg cup and stand it in the middle. Spoon in the meat mixture to come level with the top of the dish. Don't overfill: reserve any excess gravy to serve hot with the pie.
• Brush the pastry rim with a little water, then drape the pastry lid over it, pinching the edges to seal. Cover with cling film and keep in the fridge if not baking immediately.
• Finally, an hour before serving - preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C. Make four slashes in the lid of the pie, then brush with the egg wash. Bake for 35-45 minutes until the pastry is golden brown, turning the heat down 10-20° after about 20 minutes. Remove the pie from the oven and leave it to rest for around 10 minutes before cutting into it.

STEAK AND KIDNEY PIE I

Steps:

• Cut meat into 1 inch cubes, and roll in seasoned flour. Place meat in a saucepan, and add enough water to cover. Cook until meat is tender, about 3 hours. Remove the meat, leaving the liquid in the pan.
• Thicken gravy with 1 tablespoon flour, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Return meat to the pan. Spoon into a pie dish. Allow to cool.
• Take a small portion of the pastry, and roll into 1 inch wide strips. Moisten the edges of the pie dish, and press pastry around the rim. Roll out the rest of the pastry to size of the dish. Moisten the strip pastry, and cover with pastry.
• Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until nicely browned.

STEAK AND KIDNEY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan, and brown the beef all over. (You may need to do this in batches.) Set aside, then brown the kidneys on both sides in the same pan. Add the onions and cook for 3-4 minutes.
• Return the beef to the pan, sprinkle flour over and coat the meat and onions
• Add the stock to the pan, stir well and bring to the boil.
• Turn the heat down and simmer for 1½ hours without a lid. If the liquid evaporates too much, add more stock.
• Remove from the heat. Add salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce and allow to cool completely. Place the cooked meat mixture into a pie dish.
• Roll out the pastry to 5mm/¼in thick and 5cm/2in larger than the dish you are using.
• Using a rolling pin, lift the pastry and place it over the top of the pie dish. Trim and crimp the edges with your fingers and thumb.
• Brush the surface with the beaten egg mixture and bake for 30-40 minutes until golden-brown and puffed.
• Serve with creamy mash and steamed vegetables to soak up the gravy.

STEAK AND KIDNEY PIE

Steps:

• Remove skin and coarse parts of kidneys; wash in salted water. Cut into 1" squares and dredge in seasoned flour. Pound flour into round steak. Heat
• oil in heavy skillet and brown beef cubes on all sides. Then brown onion and add kidneys, cooking slowly until brown. Cover meat with hot water; add bay leaf, parsley, and cover tightly and simmer for 1 hour. Remove meat to deep baking dish. Add mushrooms and carrots. Mix flour and water and add to gravy to thicken it. Pour thickened gravy over meat and vegetables and top with pastry crust. Bake at 350* until crust is golden brown.

STEAK AND KIDNEY PIE

Steps:

• Prepare the pastry: In a large bowl, combine flour with butter and salt. Mix lightly with your fingertips until butter forms peasized pieces. Whisk together egg and 1 tablespoon of the water. Add to flour mixture all at once, mixing gently with your fingertips. You should be able to see chunks of fat, and the pastry should be moist enough to begin to stick together. If the pastry is too dry, add up to 2 more tablespoons of water.
• Turn the pastry out onto a lightly floured work surface, dust with flour, and knead it until the pastry is smooth, about 3 to 4 times. Transfer to a plastic bag and form pastry into a disk. Refrigerate a minimum of 30 minutes, or as long as 3 days.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a casserole or Dutch oven. Add the steak and kidneys, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring, until just browned, about 3 minutes. Remove to a plate and reserve. Add 1 more tablespoon of oil to casserole, and add mushroom quarters. Cook over high heat, stirring, until light brown. Reserve on plate with meat. Add the remaining oil to the casserole, and add onions. Cook until well browned, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the onions and stir so that the juices soak up the flour. Cook, stirring constantly, about 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir the Worcestershire sauce into the hot water, and pour over the hot onion mixture while whisking. Add the reserved meats and mushrooms, and any juices that have collected, and season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to low and simmer 3 to 4 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Roll out the pastry to a thickness of 1/4inch. Fill a 9inch pie dish with the steak and kidney mixture. Dampen the edges of the dish with water, then fit the pastry on top, pressing it down well all around the edge to seal. Make a steam hole in the center, brush the top with milk and sprinkle with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Bake for 25 minutes, or until pastry is golden.

STEAK AND KIDNEY PIE

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl or plate mix the flour with a good pinch of salt and pepper.
• Roll the steak pieces in the seasoned flour to coat evenly, transferring the pieces to another plate as you go.
• Melt half the butter in a large, heavy-based casserole with a drizzle of olive oil (which will help prevent the butter from burning too quickly).
• Fry half the steak pieces over medium-to-high heat until browned all over.
• Remove onto a plate and continue with the remaining meat, adding more oil and butter as necessary, until you've browned all the steak.
• Now, with the browned steak set aside, add a little more oil to the casserole and fry the onion until softened and a nice light golden colour.
• Add the tomato puree and stir for a couple more minutes then stir in the mustard.
• Now pour in the ale and stir for just a minute or so and scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to deglaze then add about 250ml of the stock; keep the rest aside in case you need it later.
• Put the browned meat back into the pan and add the bay leaf, thyme and Worcestershire sauce.
• Cover the pan with a lid and simmer on the stovetop for about 2 and a half to 3 hours by which time the beef will be lovely and tender. Be sure to check now and add the rest of the stock if you think it needs it.
• *If you're using OX kidney rather than lambs, then you might want to add them in 10 minutes or so before the end of cooking as they take longer to cook than lambs kidneys.
• Check it every now and then and giving it all a good stir.
• Just as it seems nicely done, stir in the mushrooms and kidney and turn off the heat.
• Transfer the mixture to a pie dish. If you do have gravy left then keep it and heat it up to pour over when you're ready to serve.
• Brush the lip of the pie dish with a little of the beaten egg.
• Roll the pastry to about 0.5mm thickness and about 4cm larger all round than the dish.
• Place it over the top of the pie dish and scrunching and tucking it around the edge of the dish - nothing fancy needed (I can't do fancy) and it'll taste the same however you make it look around the edge!
• Just make sure you press down the edge to seal. Using the pastry trimmings, you can make leaves if you want to.
• Make a small hole in the centre of the pie to let the steam escape as it cooks. Insert a few sprigs of thyme in the hole and pop on your pastry leaves.
• Brush the pastry with the beaten egg then bake for 30-40 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
• Serve with some nice mash and peas or whatever else you fancy.