Steak and Black Pepper pie filling

[cookie1]

Steak and Black Pepper pie filling:
Number of People makes one large pie:
Ingredients:
200g diced steak
200g good mince
1½ cups water
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon umami
To thicken the meat.
1/4 cup cornflour
1 tablespoon plain flour
1/4 cup water
Add  at the end of cooking
1/4 cup cream
1 teaspoon cracked black pepper. This can be ground finely or how ever you like


Preparation:
Place diced steak, mince, first amount of water, umami, and salt into bowl. 100⁰ for 10 minutes,  , speed 1-2.
Mix cornflour, plain flour and water (1/4 cup) together and add to bowl. Speed 3,  , until mixed. This will be thick.
Add cream and cracked pepper and mix well on  
Allow to cool and make it into a 20cm pie or small pies.
Decorate with a little cracked pepper.
Bake pie/s.

Photos:


Tips/Hints:
This filling recipe is from the Beechworth Bakery book. I have made it a few times and must admit that I am now lazy and just shove it all into a frying pan on the stove and cook it for about 8-10 minutes, thicken and cool. The umami (not in the original recipe) gives it a lovely flavour.

members' comments

Hally - I made these exactly as Cookies method at the top. I did add peas, always looking for extra veg for kids.
As you can see its lovely & thick & I know the kids & dh will love this. Am going to make mini pies & some larger ones from this. It made 30 pies in my mini pie maker. The flavour is good, I did use a fair bit of pepper.

[Halex]

 Ooh sounds yum Cookie

[cookie1]

It is, and very easy. I've got the photo in now. Sorry it is half eaten but I forgot last night. 😀😀😀

[obbie]

Thanks Cookie

[kt2]

I'm so glad you posted this recipe cookie! Thank you! Looking forward to trying it. 

[Halex]

Making this later today, no cream but will use milk instead

Better get the diced steak out

[kt2]

You're going great guns Hally!

You must be loving your house back! 

[*suzanne*]

looks delicious cookie, what pastry did you use?

[cookie1]

For the base I used short rust and the top bought puff in a sheet.

Jolly self correcting thing. It should say short crust.

[Halex]

You're going great guns Hally!

You must be loving your house back! 

Yes I am & Iddnt plan to cook today

[judydawn]

Cookie, why is there 1/4 cup cornflour, 1 tbspn plain flour and then 1/4 cup flour In this recipe please?

[*suzanne*]

Thanks cookie and great question Judy you have such an eagle eye and I read through the recipe a few times 

[cookie1]

These are used to thicken the meat ingredients. After they have cooked for a while. It only needs a short time as it cooks in the oven more.

[cookie1]

I've put a couple of changes into the recipe to try and make it clearer. Hope it helps.

[*suzanne*]

Steak and Black Pepper pie filling:
Number of People makes one large pie:
Ingredients:
200g diced steak
200g good mince
1½ cups water
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon umami
To thicken the meat.
1/4 cup cornflour
1 tablespoon plain flour
1/4 cup flour
Add  at the end of cooking
1/4 cup cream
1 teaspoon cracked black pepper. This can be ground finely or how ever you like


Preparation:
Place diced steak, mince, first amount of water, umami, and salt into bowl. 100⁰ for 10 minutes,  , speed 1-2.
Mix cornflour, plain flour and water (1/4 cup) together and add to bowl. Speed 3,  , until mixed. This will be thick.
Add cream and cracked pepper and mix well on  
Allow to cool and make it into a 20cm pie or small pies.
Decorate with a little cracked pepper.
Bake pie/s.


Photos:


Tips/Hints:
This filling recipe is from the Beechworth Bakery book. I have made it a few times and must admit that I am now lazy and just shove it all into a frying pan on the stove and cook it for about 8-10 minutes, thicken and cool. The umami (not in the original recipe) gives it a lovely flavour.

my confusion comes from the to thicken the meat bit is it 1/4 cup cornflour  and 1/4 cup  flour plus 1 tbs plain flour?