Steak and Kidney Pie 

Your videos are so professional. There is something so calming about your technique and your voice. 👍

My late mother told me to soak the kidneys in milk to draw out the urine taste and brown the steak first.Subscibed 👍

I think it is important for every country to embrace their food culture. To celebrate it. To not feel as if they are in competition with any place else. Because they all have something of worth to offer the world when done well. I'm so glad for these video recipes to show us what we are missing.

I love the simplicity of English cooking. Tasty and great!

John, you are a star! I love your down-to-earth attitude toward cookery: you know what good food is but you don't bother with showy presentations or fashionable ingredients. Plus, there is something reassuring in your low-key friendly delivery, and your careful but not patronising descriptions of the cooking process. From your videos, I'm relishing the chance to learn about the traditional, often under-appreciated, dishes of our country. It gives me more confidence in the kitchen and broadens my range of delicious dishes, yes; but, at the same time, gives a welcome hint of a more bucolic and patriotic past. More than ever, we need proper, good ol' Englishmen, like you, to remind us of what there is to enjoy and be proud about in our national culture. I, for one, love the simple moreish pleasure that can be had from classics like roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, chicken and mushroom pie, apple pie, sticky toffee pudding and Victoria sponge. And now, thanks to you, feel confident enough to try my hand at making them. In fact, I fully intend to sample the aforementioned fine specimens in training for the main event this Christmas. Call them the heats if you will! Anyway, I just wanted to share my appreciation for the work you do - I'm sure many others following and watching your channel feel the same way. Festive regards, my friend.

John, I really appreciate you taking the time and effort to make your dishes from scratch. I cook from your channel at least once a week, and my wife loves it, too. One really CAN taste the difference! All the best!

This is the king of pies in my opinion, next to steak and mushroom, and steak / quality mince pie. When I was a kid in primary school, I pretty much grew up eating mince beef pies, which were good quality back then, without all the fillers (soy etc.) we see used today.

Easy recipie, I made the filling yesterday with chuck steak and added in the Guiness, some for the pie, some for the cook. Absolutely wonderfull, the smell in the kitchen was amazing. Today is PIE day and after dreaming about pies all night, might just do mashed potato toppers on a couple to take to work

Thank you once again John , this will be my Sunday dinner. Your instructions are so precise and clear and that’s what keeps me trying your recipes.

For someone who’s started a culinary skills course in college, these videos are great. Simple, wholesome food, calm instructor, and clear directions. Cheers John, going to be trying this tomorrow

Years ago when ships were wood, men were iron… I used to get steak and kid pie from a little fish and chips shop in Slough Bucks. It was awesome. I’ve thought of it many times since.

It's nice to see someone cook old fashioned British meals.

A work of art.

ALWAYS GREAT JOHN. THANK YOU!!!

As a transplanted Geordie in Canada I love watching and especially listening to your videos. If I need a recipe, I always look to you first :)

My absolute favourite pie.

Hi John....I made a Beef and Mushroom pie a couple of days ago using your Pastry recipe. Best pastry ever! Short, light and beautifully Buttery. I couldn't believe how good it was. You was right....no leakage through the fork holes in the base. I'm well impressed! Thanks for your great videos!

Fantastic taste...I will try it .Thank you so much..

Lovely.

Some people in the Northeastern United States still cook such things. My father was from New Hampshire and I remember his S&K pie with great fondness. He also cooked things like Yorkshire pudding, to go with a pot roast, and baked beans with brown bread, the latter done in a tin can double-boiler. There is a kind of honesty you experience when eating such simple foods. You feel you've done yourself a justice. It's a sensation I now find sorely lacking in our modern, pre-packaged, convenience society.

After another absolutely tasteless supermarket pie here I am again Thank You John for sharing. So grateful I found your channel.

My favourite meal! I'm in love! 😉

Your videos have given me the confidence to have a go at making my own pastry and it’s been a success. Also, I bought my step mom your recipe book and your lemon drizzle is a real hit! ! Thank you!

Thanks John! Have a great weekend!

Thank you so much, highly appreciated. Fave meat pie of all time, love love love. Happy cooking

That S&K Pie looks superb! I bet it was absolutely scrumptious. Thank you, John!

One of my favourite meal when I was in Bournemouth over 35 years ago!

Literally just follows this recipe and it smells amazing and I’m about to take it out the oven. Cannot wait to eat this bad boy 👌🏼

love it john my favourite Pie ever

The wonderful John, whose voice sound like warm crumbly pastry with gravy on😋 Your video’s are a pleasure to watch matey, keep them coming. Kindest regards.

The addition of 3 cloves makes this absolutely perfect. My Granny's recipe!

Omg the hack for people with acrylic nails was so cute and pure. Bless

Looks fabulous! One of my favourites... Cheers!

made the corned beef and potato pie friday, brilliant, its your stew today and will be trying this at the wekend, cant wait for the recipe book to turn up, great food.

What a delicious piece steak and kidney pie. Thank you so much for showing us your professional way of making the pie.. I miss it so much.......

Just made it with stout and a little tomato purée ..Excellent ! Many thanks from an old boy now on his own .

Hi John, I to, am a cook from the north of England, I just love your presentations of “So good dishes” bought you book today for my sister in law, (55) who does not have the confidence to make an egg and bacon flan, without burning something. I will wait with eager anticipation for her to serve a “quiche” your style. If she can master tripe and onions, I will have done my bit, for the culinary “disadvantaged”, mean while pls continue your charge to educate the world of the joys of real British cuisine, kind regards Tim. Just having a smile, Great Work fellow cook.

Thanks John, been waiting for this one.

looks lush

I should know better than to watch these videos at 6am as now I am craving steak and kidney pie for breakfast. It looks absolutely delicious, my mouth is watering x

You have entertained me for hours John...thank you

I absolutely love your recipes John. Thank you so much for sharing them with us. Your soothing voice and little funny quips are really lovely. The food looks good enough to eat too. 😁 Well done young man. ⭐ Keep up the good work. 😊

Thanks John. Another great recipe.

Another one to try...minus the kidney as I don't eat Offal or anything to do with Lamb...extra stewing steak it is! Looks great x

Thank you for mentioning alternatives for folks who cant use pork products. For religious reasons, I dont use pork or shellfish, and while I personally have a number of substitutes I have grown comfortable using, a lot of people do not. Much appreciated!

Klasse

You are very thorough and clear chef, I like the way you explain your recipes and, the equal measures of recipes in metric and pounds and ounces. Very well done. Hope your recipe books are in both measurements and even cups measurements

Beautiful pastry results! We're getting tired of take away! So glad I found your channel.

Blimey...my mouth is watering.....well done that man...👍🏻

Yum!....now I want a pie!

Oh yum John, will be making that next week !

Thank you 🙏🏻 sir.

Thank you for sharing this recipe. I'm making this today ☺️

Yum... my favourite pie. Classic 🍷🍷🍷

I so love A good HomeMade Steak and Kidney pie, and I can't wait to make this looks delicious Thank you, John,

Brilliant cannot wait to try we loved your beef stew

You are the second "John" I have found whilst looking for good food recipes, the other one is a chap I know of as "chef John". I only need one more for the set.. Thank you Mr Kirkwood for taking the time to film and share your wealth of experience on RU-vid. I have tried and loved your spud, cheese and onion pie. My good lady loved it, and I loved it. Unfortunately my son has cheese allergy so I made 2 pies, (I split the recipe in to 2 halves and use equal amounts of minced beef instead of cheese ), it did not work as well as the cheese, but hay ho that's experimenting for you. I am now looking at your snake and pigmy pie recipe. MMMMmmmmm. looks good and will be nipping down to shop later. Also bought some goodies from your shop today, including the cook book. Once again many thanks for sharing.

Steak and Kidney pie is my all time favorite next to Cornish pasty and fish'n chips. Spent half a year in the UK as exchange student during the early 70th and the english mom cooked some really horrible food. But the Steak and Kidney pies she bought were always delicious. Anyway spent tons of my pocket money on the other two favorites just to survive :-).

Just like My Mum used to make....Delicious!

I lived in England for a few years, and Oh Boy do I miss almost everything you make. I have tried a lot of your recipes with great success, and sometimes I listen to you just because your voice is so darn soothing :) Just wanted to thank you for having this channel and every time I am thinking to myself: "I wonder if I can find a recipe for X..?" There is you with you easy, no-fuss methods for everything I thought was difficult. If you find the time, would love to get your take on a beer batter for fish & chips, and a complete artery-clogging English breakfast. :)

Hi John, we are in lockdown in Sydney so I have been baking to occupy myself. This steak and kidney pie is the best! Made it twice and the second time is even better! The only thing I did differently was to add a good ½ teaspoon of white pepper...really adds to it. As they say...black pepper for show, white for go 🤗. Not as many people like S&K now and it's hard to find. I also made your peanut/chocolate biscuits. Made one batch and then a double batch as I liked them so much? Thanks again, Bruce

My late Grandma from Edinburgh Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 made this every year! I didn’t go crazy for the kidneys? But the rest was so 😋 …

John I made the chicken and mushroom pie..it was so good..thank you so much. We appreciate. the way you say and how you demonstrate..something unique.about you ...God bless your hands !!live from Ceylon!!

Excellent instructions for making a really good pastry for the Steak Pie. And the filling is fantastic, but I took the liberty of adding a few chopped up Carrots and some finely sliced Mushrooms. I also used Ox Kidney to be really traditional and I used Shin Beef as the meat. The result was a delicious pie with a wonderfully crumbly pastry that re-heated very well indeed.

I always love how you always start by being grateful to your supporters. You’re also so calmly flexible which means we learn EVEN MORE everytime we watch. The hard fat around the kidneys can be turned into suet, I’m curious, why discard it?

Oh my goodness! My favorite pie. I miss it so much. (they don’t make these in the USA). Thank you

John love the videos especially this one because I love steak and kidney pie, do not know if you have tried this but black pudding in the mix when cooking makes a fantastic gravy to the pie.

Really delicious with chips

Trying this tonight. 👍👍👍

Happy 2022 New Year...this has been on my culinary radar for over a year...this morning I am building a beef stock for my first attempt at steak and kidney pie..this will be a joint venture with my wife..she's doing the pastry and I the filling...first supper of 2022...thanks for your videos John...

I had steak and kidney pie my first time while visiting Cambridge. It was delicious! I visited England two more times and I always went back to the same establishment for another pie. It's sad that we can't get the same kind of cooking here in the US.

I don’t know how your videos got on my feed but I’m glad they did. I had steak pie when I visited Gibraltar back in the 90’s. I’ve never found a recipe that looks like it was close. The one I had had peas and carrots in it and was very dense.

Steak and kid pie, mashed potatoes and peas...a perfect winters dinner

Bravo 👍

If only my pie looked like that. Your years of experience show. 😁😍

hi john, do you have a recipe for bread pudding the browny cake type, not the custardy milky version. tried making twice now and both times it dried out edges and was still not cooked in middle, great vid as always.

Sat here watching whilst eating a portion of my homemade mince & onion pie, With fresh cut chips & marrowfat peas :) Top draw again John

my Mom taught me years ago that a bit of white vinegar will tenderize chewy meats in stews and braisings. you never taste it nless you go wild with the vinegar. it really works well.

Ohhh yess that looks soooo great..after tryin' this recipe..I'm goin' to try it with chicken breast..Thank you for the sharin' with lots of love Mr John😊

Oh this is getting bookmarked. I love me a steak and kidney pie, as my mother [I guess it would be 'mum' for the kind of person who would be more used to them!] used to take our little family to this Pub-styled restaurant when I was a boy, and that was something I tried and liked back then and still get nostalgic for today. They're not terribly easy to find in the US, so I suppose just making my own'll have to bridge that availability gap!

Great video very useful

John, I’ve just made this pie but adapted it to the traditional Scottish steak pie for New Year using beef short ribs. I’ve never managed pastry like that. Quite superb. Thanks and Happy New Year.,

Mmmmmmmm..... Sunday dinner!!!! 👍👍

Another great video John! Also, I've had an idea for a video. You can do a video about cooking skills. I.e. how to sharpen a knife, removing skin from the onion And to slice it in different ways And so on! ☺

Excellent!👌🏼👍🏼

How about a cheese and onion pie next?

My Experience and My Mistakes. OK, firstly, I used ready-rolled, shortcrust pastry for the base and ready-rolled, puff pastry for the top. So I did a couple of things different. One thing I'll say is this: The filling and the gravy were gorgeous and I must thank John Kirkwood for that. I've looked at other recipes for steak and kidney pie and they insist on browning the meat 3 pieces at a time...flouring them etc. and at first I was sceptical looking at this method. Also, when I saw the size of the pan he uses on this clip (I think I've got the same 'Judge' one) I thought, "Will I really fit all the meat, stock, onion etc. in there?" Well yes, I did. It worked out beautifully. I left the shop-bought pastry out of the fridge for longer than recommended. It went soggy. Also - and this is where I messed up a bit: I forgot to let the filling cool before I added it to the pie. That's an important step, as I found out. Coupled with the fact that I'd let the shortcrust base pastry become vaguely soupy anyway, by letting it sit unrefridgerated for too long... I will try and make my own pastry next time, or I'll be sharper when I use the shop-bought stuff. I tried making my own pastry a few times, many years ago, and I just couldn't get it down. But I'll try again because I was so very pleased with the filling and the gravy. Thank you John!

Wow! Nice!!

That's a very nice looking pie John. You have done a good job once again. I never used to like kidney as a child, but since then, I have come to quite like them. I think they enhance the flavour of steak & kidney pie very well. Thank you for sharing your recipe. A thumbs up from me. 🙂👍

Johnny Boy - you're spoiling us here Sir!

just found all your channels, im really enjoying them. its made me very eager to start baking again,lovely pie we will enjoy it. and by the way really like the background music too

As usual a good vid, by the way I can get Ox Kidneys from, believe it or not, Morrisons Butchers counter here in Skegness. Also I like to use suet crust on my pies.

tried many short crust recipes for pies - finally .... Mr Kirkwod come to the rescue - simple and damn tasty - thanks again

That looks yummy, you should open your own shop I'd be in it every day!

Marvellous 😋😋😋👍

Delicious John

Hi John. Cook Book. Preferably A4, ring bound. All the 'home-cooking' type recipes (like yorky pudd, steak and kid, chick 'n' mush. All the stuff in your vids). (Oh and, keep the desserts in a separate book). Get it on Amazon and send me a notification so's I can buy it. (them). Finished it yet...? :-) The Thumbs Up Cook Book, By J. Kirkwood.

How do you get the bottom so beautifully cooked without blind baking. It looks gorgeous

I'm a radiographer. I've done many IVPs so I know what kidneys do. Can't bring myself to eat one! Maybe I'll make this a steak and kidney bean pie?

My son just made your pie recipe for a cooking assessment at school. He got a good grade so thanks. Lemon meringue pie next🙂