'Nanny pops' Steak pie

It's always nice to see my Mum / 'Nanny pop' especially when she cooks her steak pie with suet crust...I always request this one when I see her.

This easily feeds a family of four

Ingredients:
Pie filling

• 500g approx Diced beef 'tip get your butcher to cut the meat infront of you from the shoulder joint this will result in fresher meat and larger chunks of beef '
• 2 tablespoons of flour to dust the beef
• 2 Large diced red onions
• 8 halfed cherry tomatoes
• 2 beef oxo cubes for beef stock

Pie crust

• 224g Self raising flour
• 112g vegetable suet
• 100ml water

Equipment

• Oven proof dish with a lid

Method:

1. Dice the onions first then fry in some hot oil in a frying pan until soft. Remi haveove from pan and add to the oven proof dish you will cook the pie in.
2. Roll the diced beef in some plain flour salt and pepper
3. Add the beef to the same pan you used for the onion and fry until light brown
4. While beef is browning cut the cherry tomatoes in half and add to the onions
5. When the beef is brown add to the onions and tomatoes and cover with beef stock made from the 2 beef stock cubes
6. Cover the dish with tin foil first then place the lid on and put in the oven @ 150*c for about 2 - 2 1/2 hours pending the size of the diced beef.
7. The crust only needs to be made just before the pie filling is cooked
8. To make the crust; mix the flour and suet together along with some salt and pepper.
9. Then add 3/4 of the water to begin with, see how wet the mixture is. Your aiming for a moist yet pliable texure that is easily rolled out.
10. Roll the suet crust to 1 inch thick
11. When the beef is cooked take out of the oven and roll the crust on the top and brush with some milk
12. Cook until the pie crust is golden brown all over.
13. Serve with any vegetables you want but I love mashed potato for sure

I have attached a wee picture..

Happy cooking peeps!