Corned beef and potato pie 

John, this is the simply the best meat pie ever. Following* your instructions to the letter, I am so pleased with the result. Easy to understand, easy to follow, nothing difficult at all, and I’m an 80 years old novice baker, but loving your tutorials, Than you.

Hi John, I'm of Afro-Caribbean descendant raised on Cornbeef cooked with onions, garlic, peppers served with Rice 🍚 a family favourite. But! watching this lovely video has inspired me to try this recipe tomorrow, with a few changes making it spicy 🌶️🌶️ 🔥 From a new subscriber.

The old classics are still the best.

My mum used to make this for me when I was younger, brings back so many memories, she isn't a great cook but this pie was always a winner.

My gran used to make this, everyone in the family ADORED it!!! I've made it many times since myself but it's never the same as hers. She was a short, funny geordie lass with the biggest heart ever....And an amazing baker, she's the reason I luv to cook and bake. I miss her so much....

My grandad used to make these from scratch too and since he died over a decade and a half ago I haven't had one. After watching this, I know what I'll be making this weekend. I'm delighted this came up on my suggested feed - liked and subscribed!

Made this yesterday and it was perfect, just like my grandma use to make, really appreciate the simple instructions, thanks

Hi John. I cannot fault this recipe. You are an artist my friend and I could listen to your voice all day, it's so relaxing and reassuring. I apologize for criticizing your pork pie filling, it was just my personal preference. This is spot on, and exactly as my mum would've made it. You are quintessentially British and a wonderful ambassador for our people. 🙂

I'm just impressed that you managed to dice the corned beef without scoffing a chunk.

Made many of these corned beef pies during lock-down and shared them with family and neighbors, they love them . Thanks again, John. You have taught me how to cook well. Great Pastry.

Our holiday meals have always included meat (ground beef) or salmon ( canned pink salmon) pies, both prepared with the same seasonings. Now I'm sure corned beef will be invited to the party. Thanks for sharing!

Getting pastry right - a minute to memorise the ingredients (half fat to flour, as my mother taught my 45+ years ago) and a lifetime to master! Who doesn't remember that one shop/auntie/some random meal at some random point, where you had that one pie that just defined all pies ever since?

I love this channel. I am,also,from the north east and your voice takes me back to my time there and my mam's corned beef pie was just like yours. Thrilled to have found you.

Here in Newfoundland, we've made corned beef hash for as long as I can remember. We boil potatoes, fry some onions, corned beef, salt, pepper, and mash in the potatoes in the frying pan. As a kid we would eat it with homemade butter bread.. I'll give this a try for sure. Thanks.

It's my Son's 22nd Birthday today I've made thie pie before and everyone loved it, my son requested I make this for tea tonight. I doubled up on the ingredients as my neighbour wanted it making for her and her fiance's Birthdays this weekend too.

I've made this today and its turned out better than anything I've ever paid for. Also I had no idea pastry making in the processor was so quick! I'll definitely be making this one again.

Coming from a coal mining village in the south of Kent. I have to say this is a staple in our village, every funeral, party etc has this pie on the buffet table. Everyone makes their own version of the pie (different levels of chunkiness) yours is the same level of chunkiness as my family. It makes me so happy to see this recipe. My father in law would say it’s to smooth - but he doesn’t know what he’s talking about ;)

Thanks John, this has just taken me back to my mans house in Easington Colliery. We had with chips and daddies brown sauce. Fond memories of 55 years ago.

I made this. It was delicious! I usually buy pre-made pastry because mine never turns out well. I followed the recipe with the food processor and it worked - nice and buttery!

I like how you not only do a really cool recipe but give various adjustments/conversions people might want to make in a non-judgemental way so everyone can get involved. Well done sir

Whattt!!!!!! I remember this from school dinners in the 70s and it was brilliant ---- what a walk down memory lane.

My dad used to make corn beef fritters as I was going up in the 80s/90s (corn beef sliced and coated in batter and lightly fried) so nice 👌

As a scouser living in Florida I have made a lot of strange food for dinner. My husband is use to the USA version made with diced potatoes and swimming in grease. My mum made this with veg and gravy but I've never had it in a pie. Leftover pastry always got made into a jam turnover💕😃

Doesn't this bring back memories. I was born in 1950 - also in Newcastle and my mother used to make a version of this pie. I left the region donkey's years ago but now live in French retirement and miss all this homely cooking and northern recipes I'm absolutely drooling here. Must give this a go this week Subscribed and 'belled'.

I used to have to get up at 5am to make these for my dad's bread van but we had a pie press to make thing easy . We put onion in ours but we couldn't make enough . Good old days . Thanks for taking us down memory lane 👍👍👍👍 lovely with brown sauce .

Damn...This guy is making all my favorite childhood pies...Making them is going to much more fun than eating them from a pub menu.

John, I'm so happy I found your channel. I'm a northerner myself from Newcastle who now lives in the states. I've been terribly homesick and not able to travel back due to Covid :( Hearing that accent and watching all your videos makes me feel like I'm back home! I'll be trying some of your delicious recipes this weekend! HAWAY THE LADS.

Ah, an old friend from my youth, my Dad used to use about double the spud, to get two pies from a tin of corned beef, and the pies thawing from frozen were a picnic favourite. I'm sitting here drooling ;-)

Being a Chef is one of the most useful career or skill set a person can have. Even when retired, the skills and experience don’t go to waste. At the very least, you’ll eat good.

This was something I learned to make from my mother (who was from your neck of the woods). It's still a favourite, as is a version made with smoked salmon instead of corned beef.

My Granny moved from the north east to Somerset for work in the 1930s. She used to make this for me and it's still a firm family favourite today.

Me nanna (grandma) lived in Kenton Newcastle. And she used to make corned beef pasties with tinned corned beef, onions potato and short crust pastry. They were champion, fantastic I wish I knew how to make them.

From New Zealand - great no fuss recipes Thank you

Found this by accident. Best accident I've done. Pastry is made and ready to start tomorrow😋 cheers John

You remind me alot of my dedushka (grandfather) he fought in WW2 and unfortunately died back in April, but he loved to cook so much. In our culture we don't really have many foods like this but I will definitely give this recipe a try. (Sorry if my English is not great I am still learning)

I wish I had a pound for every one of those pies I've made. The only thing my dad wanted to eat when he was ill. I actually made one a few weeks ago first one for years. Love your videos, really well done.

This reminds me of my wife Karen rest her beautiful soul who used to make it every Saturday. Along with ham and egg pie my favourite. Both where well made and delicious. She had to stop me from eating them both.

Im going to have to give this a go. My mother was from Sunderland and I can remember her making Corned Beef pie for me as a child but I'd forgotten until randomly seeing your video pop up in my feed. Have to confess I'll probably just use Jus Roll pastry though.

My late mum-in-law always made this & it was gorgeous, I love it cold with salad & crunchy pickles. Many thanks for bringing back some lovely memories, I’ll be making the pie this week xx

Once again John,, wonderful!!!! My mother taught me how the crimp pastry. ‘Finger and thumb’ she said. You are the only person I’ve seen that does this, other than me. Xxx

I'm a South Shields mam, currently living on the Isle of Man, and this recipe took me back to my nanna's kitchen in Whitburn. I've been trying to make this for my family for weeks but the island has completely run out of corned beef!

Hi John, thanks for the great videos and perfect commentary. My grandma taught me to cook just like you! I’ve followed your methods and recipes for ages and wanted to say a big thank you

New Subscriber here. I want to make this into small, or hand pies. I also want vegetables in it, such as carrots and cabbage... I am Irish... I also plan on making my own Corned Beef, not using canned. I plan on shredding or tiny cubing, the carrots, and using par-cooked cabbage on top, just under the top crust. My Husband is an Over the Road Truck Driver in the USA. The truck stops here, over the last few years, have closed their regular restaurants, and replaced them with horrible fast food. Since I want to keep him forever, We bought him an electric cooler, and started making his meals at home. He is healthier, lost weight, and feels 100X better. I watch videos like yours for ideas to provide him with a variety of healthy, balanced food choices. Thank you for THIS idea! He LOVES corned beef!!! I can make things like this fast and easy because Pillsbury makes pre-made pie crusts, and other "dough" type products like biscuits, croissants, pizza dough, etc. that are easy to modify a little to make many easy, convenient foods for him to warm up, or just grab, when he is busy or tired.

I have 10 tins of corned beef stocked up for our lock down. This is a great way to use it and I can't wait to make this. Awesome 👌

Thanks John for this recipe. So pleased that mine turned out just like yours and hubby loved it. Cut into 6 and froze 4 portions for another day. Will definitely be making again. Love your videos, thank you for making them in such detail.

Since I left England to live abroad, I have missed a lot of home baked goodies, and really appreiate this video. Keep them coming John

I am a Southerner and hadn't heard of Corned beef and potato pie until my Northern friend told me about it. I love corned beef and have to say I can see why you used to be a chef John, this looks amazing.

That looks really appealing to me! I can imagine how the green onions and the white pepper give it that lift to elevate the dish to a level above just corned beef & mash.

Made this tonight and it was delicious. Thanks to the chef for sharing this recipe.

I made this today (as well as baguettes using another of John's recipes - I must have my baking-head on today!) and it is delicious!

Hi John made this twice now perfect both times just like to say it’s an amazing talent you have for helping people create their own masterpieces 🥧

As a Durham boy living in London I always miss corned beef and potato pie and eat it any chance I get. It's also great cold with a bit of HP sauce.

I haven’t made one these pies since the kids left home! Will have to make one now after watching this video. I’m drooling here😂😂

I've been thinking about making one of these the last couple of days. It was a favourite of a lad from Geordie land when I was at sea...Cheers...👍

Thanks for this one John. My mum was never what you'd call a good cook but she could do this one well. Brings back fond childhood memories. Looking forward to receiving your book which I ordered today. Cheers.

Just made this for my daughters birthday buffet tomorrow. Can't wait to get people's reaction to it. Such a pity I can't try it now, well I can wait till tomorrow. Thank you so much John. Be well mate.

As a kid I would use all the filling ingredients by frying them in a pan and putting it on toast with mustard. YUM!

Exactly the same way as my mother made it. Us being fellow Geordies. The only difference is she used the egg wash to seal the pie too.

Very clear and precise instructions just what I like, thankyou.

Dear Sir Yesterday, I made your Corned beef and potato Pie , I must admit I did not copy your pastry , However I followed the filling and It was Fantastic Many thanks take care and all the very best. Yesterday was the 22nd /07/ 2023.

His voice is so relaxing after listening to him feel I can cook anything ha ha

That was a comfortably prsented recipe and gives me confidence to have a go. Thank you.

John. Ive done a few of your recipes now and its that pastry that makes it fantastic. Plus I've lived in Dorset since I left home in the N East when I joined the Army at 17. No one can make pastry like Northerners.

I put a slug of tomato juice in mine, take a about a quarter of the corned beef back, quarter of crushed potatoes back … then stir that back into the corned beef/mash combination😛… little nuggets of pure corned beef throughout the pie… first thing I learned to bake off watching my nanna bless her soul … I’m a northerner aswell👍

Just made this for my dinner and the pastry is delicious! I normally make a thicker pastry so I can have a slice as a snack. But I’ll be making it this way in future, so many thanks again for another great recipe. 👍

Made this at the weekend, delicious! Thank you john for a great recipe. I tweaked my own pastry recipe to be more like yours and very happy with the results. Served 5 with vegetables, no extra spuds needed.

At last! A RU-vid food channel using proper measurements (none of those daft cups) Liked and subbed. Thanks.

This looks delicious, as a Northerner by birth my Gran made this. Definitely a lovely dish for the Winter. I live outside the UK now but happily can get corned beef, so tomorrow my go to dish of the day, thanks very much for this.

Eeee pet, never had corned beef pie for years...know what’ll be on the menu this week! Love the look of that cookbook too, will be getting one of them ordered!

John that pie looks fantastic. Cornbeef pie is a favourite in the South Wales Valleys. As you say great with Gravy or cold.

A polarising recipe, John. I quite enjoy this pie. My (English) wife, who praised it, as a cherished childhood memory, detests it now. More for me, I guess. :)

My mum used to make that. Haven’t had it for more then 50 years. She used a dinner plate. Spuds, onions and mash. Not sure if she used anything else in it. She made short crust pastry made with lard. All by hand in those days. Not as posh as yours, but it filled our hungry bellies.

I'm making this, I grew up with corn beef hash and beans, this looks lovely man hats off

Looks delicious, just like my mother used to make. She always made hers on a deep tin plate, white with a blue edge, remember those. 😃

Simple and straight forward: Can't wait to give it try. Thanks for your hard work in producing your videos!

Hi John I have to say you are the only chef I can listen to , or watch. I would like to try to make your beef stew and dumplings, and some of your pies, so as I now live on my own I wonder if I could freeze what's left over as most of you recipes are to much for one person. I have only just discovered your channel its fantastic John, keep them coming.

First recipe I made of yours was cheese, onion and potato pie, absolutely loved it. Trying this one next. Happy New Year!

Brilliant videos. My family are from Wales but l live in Australia now. My mam use to make a lot of your recipes, and the corned beef pie was my favourite. Brought back a lot of memories of my younger years. Keep up the great work and home comfort food recipes.

what a trip down memory lane. im from the south wales valleys and that is exactly the way my nan used to make it. cant wait to make it for my wife whos a Londoner and has never tried it, cheers butty

Am from Kent, my ma used to make this all the time when we were little. It was more chunky with onion and of course worster sauce. Will make next week. Thank you.

Adding this to my baking list, it looks just great 😊

My husband just walked by, he's all for the pie! In our family, the left over pie dough is baked and called a buckala or rolled out, can be scraggely, sprinkled thick with sugar and then apple cider vinegar poured to soften. Mmmmm vinegar pie. My mom came from a long line of German and Irish women, don't know if that's where they come from or not.

Why do i always watch food related YT vids when i am hungry :), i could so eat this right now. Thank you so much, i will be attempting to make one this week.

Great recipe, I make a jam rolly polly with leftover pastry.

That takes me back John, heavenly!!

My husband is from Middlesbrough and I made this for him tonight and he loved it! Thank you 😃

Just made this pie, it's in the oven as I'm typing this. I wanted a traditional recipe and I'm glad I found it on your page. I need to work on my pastry rolling skills but I'm sure it will taste lovely. Thanks John 👍

Hi John, We tried this corned beef pie a couple of nights ago, loved it. Cheap and easy to make ....it's a keeper now. Many thanks and keep em coming. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Brian, Vancouver Island.

Just made this today and it’s all gone, bloody lovely 😊

My Mrs has just made me this tonight after watching your video. Awesome! When our new borne is older this will be part of his home made cooking!

Proper good English food, love it

Looks lovely John, will be giving this a go for sure. Be amazing with some root veg and lashings of gravy.

i grew up on this and many more like it in Durham - Tonight's tea me thinks! Cheers John

I'm from bishop auckland mate not far at all from your neck of the wood. I have just done this today after a mate of mine from sunderland told me about you. I have got to say pal this pie is absolutely immense. That pepper does add that nice kick and it's just like how my mum made them for me as a kid. Thanks john I'm looking at your website and that recipe book. Might just have to order.

Really liked how you made your pastry in the machine! So easy. Enjoy your videos John.

Cheers, John; l enjoyed that. Used to love this when we were kids... Haven't had it for yonks. You've fired me up to make one. Subbed. 😊

I came across this as my husband asked me to make this pie that his nana from Washington Tyne and Wear used to make him, he had no idea how she did it & I didn't want to disappoint him. I'm going to give this a go this evening, thank you for sharing this helpful recipe

I made this tonight for Caroline and I but I couldn’t keep from adding sautéed onion and garlic. It was lovely with a bit of gravy. Thank you for sharing!

Clammin' after watching that. Eaten corned beef pie regularly as a child through to adulthood.Unfortunately you tend to stop eating it, when it's no longer made for you. I'm going to knock a couple of these up at Christmas, when i like to indulge in my 'comfort foods'!

In the states, we call the base "Corned Beef Hash", basically the same thing as the filling, never thought of making a pie with it though.