I loves me some pie. I loves me some meaty, flavourful, homely pie… but I don’t care much for kidney… so let’s replace it with kidney beans! This is a simple pie, not fancy, but tasty and awesome for a winter meal. Cooks in about 20-30 minutes, and preparation is pretty simple.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 red onions
  • 75g butter, cubed
  • Salt & pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 800g rump steak
  • 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • Tin of diced tomatoes
  • Tin of red kidney beans
  • 2 teaspoons Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Good handful of Continental (flatleaf) Parsley
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 piece of Puff Pastry
  • Sesame seeds, to garnish


METHOD:

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C
  2. Halve the onions and slice. Fry over a low-medium heat with butter until onion is soft. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Add Nutmeg and Worcestershire sauce. Continue to cook until the sauce has reduced to a thick, almost relish like consistency.
  4. Add the tomatoes and the vinegar. Stir well and remove from heat.
  5. Heat up a grill plate or BBQ and cook the rump until rare (when the blood starts to release on the top). Turn and cook other side. Dice into cubes.
  6. Add the meat and kidney beans to the sauce mixture and coat well.
  7. Add the chopped parsley and mix in well. Pour the mixture into a casserole dish.
  8. Paint the egg on one side of the pastry and place over the top of the casserole dish, egg side down.
  9. Before the pastry melts, paint the egg on the top side. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
  10. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until pastry has puffed and turned golden.