Name: Steak and Kidney Pie
Yield: Yield: 4-6
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz) puff pastry; Water; 250 g (9 oz) lamb’s kidney or beef sausages; 2 bay leaves; 1 beaten egg for brushing; 2 tablespoons beef dripping or oil; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon plain flour, seasoned with salt and pepper; 250 g (9 oz) mushrooms or use a pie funnel or small cup

Preparation info

Yield:
4-6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Classic Scots Cookery

By Catherine Brown

Published 2003

About

This is a traditional New Year’s Day dinner. Often it’s made by a favourite butcher who will happily make a ‘Desperate Dan’ (giant pie) to feed a large family gathering – sausages are the filler for the less well-off.