Steak and Kidney Pie with Musherooms

This will impress your mates - A traditional British pie

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   1. Heat the oven to 160 C / gas 3
   2. Heat oil and lightly cook the onion then add the bacon and cook till browned
   3. Put the steak into the flour and then add the steak to the pan small amounts at a time, stir all the time, until browned
   4. Repeat the same process with the kidney
   5. Now throw in the Bouquet Garni
   6. Now take off the heat and transfer all contents of the pan to a casserole dish.
   7. Pour in the stock. Cover and cook in the oven for 2 hours.
   8. Now ad the mushrooms and salt and pepper and leave the lot to cool
   9. Heat the oven to 220 C / Gas 7.
   10. Get a 2 pint pie dish. Roll the pastry to 3/4 inch thick
   11. For an extra thick crust to your pie, cut out a thin strip of pastry and place around the rim of the pie dish
   TIP: Dampen the rim of the dish first to prevent sticking and alo dampen the strip of pastry with water
   12. Now add the meat mixture to the pie dish.
   13. Lay pastry over the top and the edges together with a fork - making a pretty pattern. Now cut round the edge of the pie dish to give a clean cut edge.
   14. Don’t forget to make a slit in the top of the pie to let the steam out while cooking
   15. Brush the top with the egg
   16. Now bake for 20 mins
   17. Reduce the temperature of the oven to 180 C / gas 4 and bake for a further 20 mins until the pastry is golden
   18. There you have it. You can also decorate the top of your pie with ant excess pastry you have left over