Steak and Kidney pudding Recipe

You will need.....       For the filling :

                               1 lb. skirt beef stewing steak

                               4 oz. ox kidney

                               1 oz. seasoned flour

                               1 onion, peeled and chopped             

Preparation Time      For the pastry:

20 minutes                 8 oz. self-raising flour      

                               0.5 level teaspoon salt

Cooking Time            4 oz. shredded suet

4 hours 30 minutes      8 oz. tablespoons cold water

 

                              

Cut steak in 1 inch cubes. Remove skin , core and fat from kidney then cut into 0.5 inch pieces. Coat the steak with seasoned flour.

 

Sieve flour and salt for pastry into a bowl. Stir suet, then add enough water to make a fairly soft dough. Roll out two-thirds of pastry to a circle large enough to line a greased 2 pint pudding basin. Roll out the remaining pastry to a circle the sixe of the top of the basin.

 

Put steak, kidney, and onion in alternate layers in basin, then add sufficient water to come within 1 inch of the top of the basin. Moisten edges of pastry 'lid' and press firmly on top. Cover with lid of greaseproof paper, then cover with a lid of foil; both pleated to allow for expansion. Steam or boil the pudding for 4.5 hours, topping up with boiling water as necessary. Serves 4

 

Quick Tip

 

Add a teaspoon of vinegar to the water in an aluminum saucepan when steaming to prevent discoloration of the pan.

 

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