Monday, September 27, 2010

Lancashire meat and potato pie



Ingredients:
pie dough
1 pie dish
1 pound beef (small cubes)
2 russet potatoes(small cubes)
1 medium onion- chopped
1 small can beef stock
some flour- to coat the beef
oil
1 tsp sugar
S&P to taste

PIE DOUGH
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup & 2 tbsp butter
1/4 cup very cold water
a pinch of salt

Mix flour, salt and butter by hand, dont over mixed.
add cold water by half then mix add more water if necessary, dont over mixed the dough, put in the fridge for 1 hour.

FILLING:

Dredge the beef cubes in flour, set aside, meanwhile put some vegetables oil in a frying pan, add your beef until golden brown, no need to cook thoroughly. Remove from pan and use paper towel to remove excess oil. Add onion cook until brown.Add beef and beef broth. Cook for 1 hour or until beef is tender, add potatoes and cook for another hour, if not thick enough mashed some potato in the beef mixture or add more flour. cut your pie dough into two for base and top, using your rolling pin, enough for your pie tin. add beef mixture and cover with another dough. make a hole in the center of the pie and bake for 35 - 45 min. or until golden brown. bake for 350F.

1 comment:

  1. That looks like a hearty pie! But also a bit dry. One could pour gravy over it I propose. ⊙﹏⊙

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