My son’s wife, who loves good food, has been patiently waiting for me to cook a Steak and Cheese Pie. There have been jokes about me using a steel glove in the kitchen from now on. So I sat by the pool for a while. Sitting by the pool in November! When I was feeling brave enough I diced the steak very carefully. 
My son has requested that we cook the meat in the crock pot as he likes the steak to be at the melt in your mouth level. So we are going to do this in a new way. I pan fried the meat first, and added Soya Sauce, Balsamic, Worcestershire and Beer. Then it cooked in the crock pot for the day!
I made pastry in the food processor the usual way. Freezer cold butter, twice as much flour, a little salt, chilled water. Whizz. Whizz. Push into a ball. Wrap and back into the fridge to wait.
Caramelised onion with red wine and rosemary. (This is a side dish) 
You all know how to construct a pie. Sfter fter pouring in your meat and gravy into the pastry dot the meat with small cubes of a strong cheddar cheese, then the pastry. I will not go into details. This was served with rosemary potatoes.
Sorry John honey, but we are eating our steak and cheese pie out beside the pool. It is another stunning California day. But at least I am not bleeding!.
c
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67 responses to “Steak and Cheese Pie around the pool in the Californian Fall.”
What an amazing looking pie! I wonder what you can do when you’re hands are in full fighting form? 😉
I actually bought myself a steel glove, because I’m such a klutz. Not a proper expensive one, but a knitted one made with a thread that had a steel core embedded into it. It’s worked quite well – I break it out once a month, when the moon is in a certain part of the sky.. 😉
Sounds like a good idea! C
A great looking golden encrusted pie and made with that extra ingredient of love,,,looks like you’ve put those added loving touches with the decorations on top. x
I love to eat crunchy pastry leaves!! c
Ahh I wish I could go outside by the pool right about now. This Steak and Cheese Pie looks absolutely amazing. Very hearty and great for winter
So weird to eat winter food in the lovely summery fall! c
Great Hockney pool shot!
Thank you Roger! c
There’s nothing like Mom’s cooking!! You will be spoiling them!!
They put in their requests a few weeks ago so we have a plan.. c
I know others have said it before me but the pasty decorations are beautiful. I bet it tasted good as well.
It does taste so good! thank you.. c
I always thought a dip in the pool helped my cuts to heal faster…just a thought.
That pie looks too pretty to eat.
Almost. 😀
Almost indeed! c
Your food photos ought to be published in food magazines or in any magazine that features food articles. Ever thought about pursuing that photography option professionally? You ought to.
No i have never thought of that, there are so many good food photographers, and imagine the pressure!!.. but thank you for the wonderful compliment! c
How fun does that pool look right now! Seems pool weather is a million years away right now…
I know, when i get back home this will seem like a dream!.. c
That looks wonderful…and so does the pool! Enjoy your time there.
Thank you, i am.. c
That pie is beautiful! I envy you your decorating skills – and with 2 injured fingers, no less. I’m with your son. I love my crockpot! Still no word about farm animals run amuck. Either Daisy et al are behaving or they’ve managed to severe all lines of communication. I’ll let you know if I hear anything.
I bet Mary’s Cat was in charge of severing the lines of communication! I can just see that cat chewing through the telephone lines, way up high!.. they could be heading your way!!.. c
Totally Kiwi, who does not love steak and cheese pies!
so right.. c
Maybe I’m missing something here, being a Brit an’ all, but where’s the cheese come in? It all looks and sounds delicious so I’d like to try it without missing something vital! Maybe I could adapt it using venison for a more Scottish slant!
That’s what I was scrolling down to ask! In the pastry, perhaps? (Cheese straws are irresistible ) And your pie also looks deserving of that adjective. I agree about the long, slow cooking, but lacking a crockpot have to make do with hours in a low oven in my too-heavy-to-lift French cast iron cocotte.
venison pies are great too, and thank you. i so totally missed that part in the method, i shall go back and fix it.. dot cubes of cheese on top of the meat before putting the pastry top on! silly me! c
Thankyou! I feel a ‘Skye Pie’ coming on!!!
I’m dribbling and drooling. STEAK PIE. and a rich gravy. Life doesn’t get much better than proper homemade pies 🙂
I know, it went so fast! c