Steak and Stilton pie recipe | Sainsbury`s Magazine (2024)

FAQs

Which is the best steak for pies? ›

Like a classic beef stew recipe, the best beef for steak pie is beef chuck, aka “stew beef.” This affordable cut of meat can sometimes be a little less tender, making it the best option for the slow roasting required for this savory steak pie.

steak and kidney pie, a traditional British dish consisting of diced steak, onion, and kidney—typically from a lamb or pig—cooked in a brown gravy and then wrapped in a pastry and baked. Mushrooms and bacon are sometimes included, and various ales, notably stout, can be added to the gravy.

Blind-bake your base before adding a filling to help to firm the base and avoid liquid being absorbed into it. Prick the base with a fork to help steam escape, cover with foil or parchment, and weigh it down with ceramic baking beans, uncooked rice or white sugar.

Flour as Pie Filling Thickener

Teaspoon for teaspoon, you will need to use about twice as much flour as you would cornstarch or tapioca to achieve the same thickening effects. Adding too much flour to your pie filling will turn it cloudy and pasty, with a distinctly floury taste.

A sweet treat bursting with hand-picked strawberries, juicy raspberries and ripe blackberries in a flaky pastry crust and topped with streusel and whipped topping.

Cornstarch makes for a shiny, glossy filling. A little goes a long way because it has twice the gelling power of flour. Flour thickens nicely but leaves more of a matte finish. You'll need to use twice as much as you would with cornstarch.

To be honest, as long as you're using a proper ale rather than an industrially-produced lager, any ale will work quite well. You're best bet is to pick something dark and sweet, but not a very heavy stout, which can add a bitter flavour – a porter fits nicely.

Roasted mushrooms - earthy mushrooms add to the overall hearty flavours of a meat pie supper. Courgettes - sauté your courgettes in olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. Mushy peas - for that satisfying chip shop feel. Pickled red cabbage - for a tangy contrast, pickled red cabbage is ideal.

FINO PIE THICKENING is a balanced blend of cereals and starches especially designed for thickening and stabilising pie meat.

“To me, a steak pie is a sharing pie for getting together with the family. On New Year's Eve, it's great to prepare for a night of festivities, drinking and dancing. Or you can have it as a hangover cure the following day. “For us it's a New Year's Day celebration.

What is a Grosvenor pie? ›

The "gala pie" is a variety of pork pie where the filling includes a proportion of chicken and a hard-boiled egg (also known as a Grosvenor pie). Gala pies are often baked in long, loaf-type tins, with multiple eggs arranged along the centre.

The recipe calls for straight salt and cracked black pepper. Add garlic to that, and we're going with our trusty SPG rub. Give both sides a light coat.

To cook your steaks, heat a frying pan – to a moderate heat for fillet, hot for T-bone or very hot for rib-eye. Add a swirl of oil, with a whole garlic clove and a herb sprig. Season the steaks with salt and pepper and cook for 1½-2½ mins on each side.

Preheat oven to 180°C / gas 4, place pie on an oven tray and bake for approximately 40-45 minutes or until pastry is golden and risen and filling is piping hot. To prevent the pastry from browning too quickly, you may wish to cover the pie loosely with foil or parchment paper.