Beefsteak and Kidney Pie

• 2 pounds thick beef steak, cut into large bite-sized pieces
• ¾ pound calf’s kidney
• salted water

Clean kidney, split, remove fat and large tubes, and soak in salted water for 1 hour. Dry kidney and cut into ¼-inch slices. Mix flour, salt and J level teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, and roll beef and kidney in this mixture.

Melt butter or suet in a thick-bottomed saucepan or iron casserole and sauté finely chopped shallots until golden. When shallots have taken on a little colo