Valerie's Steak Pie is a show stopper. Easy Peasy to make, delicious, economical and as made with puff pastry, a decadent treat, but isn't every meat pie?
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr15 minutesmins
Course: Main
Cuisine: Canadian
Servings: 6large pies
Author: Valerie Lugonja
Ingredients
Ingredients to Prepare the Steak:
6Minute Steaks or Cube Steaks
1ouncedried Porcini mushrooms
6tablespoonsflour
salt
freshly ground pepper
Vegeta
Ingredients for Putting the Steak Pie Together:
3boxes of frozen puff pastry, thawed in fridge (Tenderflake)
1six inch round of brie cheese, cut into 16 wedges
36Sugar Snap Peas, thinly sliced, vertically
1sweet red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1sweet yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
1sweet orange bell pepper, thinly sliced
1large red or purple onion, halved and thinly sliced
Salt, freshly ground pepper, and Vegeta
1egg, for egg wash
Extra puffed pastry if garnishing with leaves
Instructions
Instructions to Prepare the Steak:
Place dried mushrooms into Thermomix or powerful blender with flour, salt, freshly ground pepper and Vegeta; pulvarize to powder form and set aside
Season each steak; set aside
Ingredients for Putting the Steak Pie Together:
Roll out one half of a box of the puff pastry while still cold, into a square or rectangle (depending upon the kind of pastry you purchase) large enough to accommodate your steak and the toppings
Place a steak in the middle of the pastry to determine the shape of the fillings; set it aside
Take 3 cheese wedges, and cut each in half in the middle; place 6 wedges on pastry where meat shape remains
Cover cheese with 6 Sugar Snap Peas, thinly sliced, vertically (or 1/6th of the sugar snap peas)
Cover peas with 1/6th of a combination of the colourful thinly sliced sweet bell peppers
Top all with a very generous amount of thinly sliced red onion; 1/6th of the onion, and more than you might expect (see photo)
Season all vegetables with salt, pepper, and Vegeta
Take one seasoned minute steak and dredge in 1 generous tablespoon of seasoned porchini flour mixture (1/6th of the mixture); place dredged steak on top of vegetables
Fold pastry over steak diagonally corner to corner, tuck edges inside; repeat with other two corners to make a snug pastry package
Turn steak pie over onto folded side; unfolded pastry side up
Repeat process until all steak pies are made
Instructions for Decorating Steak Pies with Pastry Leaves
With extra puffed pastry, cut leaves (or any seasonal shape)
Paste on top of each steak pie securing with egg wash, in decorative clusters
Egg wash leaves; refrigerate steak pies for a good hour and up to 8 hours
Baking Valerie's Steak Pies
Pre-heat oven to 400F; place pies onto parchment covered baking sheets, not touching each other (usually, three per sheet - I use two ovens)
Bake for 40 - 50 minutes, until golden and fragrant; cool for 15 minutes, then serve immediately
Notes
If using one oven, use two racks, ensuring good air circulation between each pan of steak pies Rotate after 15 minutes Switch rack positioning after 30 minutes, rotating again