How to Cook British Steak Pudding

[@pamelataylor3537]

New subscriber from Australia. I decided I was going to make a steak and mushroom pudding, only cos I haven’t got kidneys but I haven’t had anything like this since I was a child an$ my Mum made it but she stopped using suet years ago so this will be my furs5 attempt at making suet pastry, I just hope it tastes as good as I remember. Thanks for your video. Looking forward to your next video.

[@LazyCookPete]

Thanks for sharing your fond memories Pamela. There are few things in life as tasty as a good old steak pudding!

[@purpleduck3494]

Lovely we're going to try it from South Africa. Never had a steak pudding.

[@LazyCookPete]

In SA you are spoiled for great meat. I had a SA butcher when I lived in the south of England; his steaks, biltong and sausages were amazing, and the kudu meat just blew me away! I can imagine this made with kudu meat and it makes me drool 😋

[@PaddyJoeCooking]

My god this looks insanely good your British Steak Pudding is a triumph Pete what a revelation I MUST share this everywhere!!!!!!

[@LazyCookPete]

Thanks Patrick mate, I really appreciate the shares!

[@IDontSuckAtLifeakaJanis3975]

Just wishing I were across the pond and a guest about now... Looks delicious!

[@Jerri-ellen]

Me too lol. This looked awesome

[@LazyCookPete]

Friends are always welcome at our table Janis!

[@LazyCookPete]

I'll set a place for you both, don't be late! 😋

[@gillianleong912]

Brilliant, you made it look easy, trip down memory lane for us. All done and in pressure cooker. ❤

[@LazyCookPete]

Excellent! Enjoy 😋

[@Sykeya]

I haven't seen this dish before, it looks really delicious!

[@LazyCookPete]

It's a steak only version of a steak & kidney pudding my friend. Good old fashioned British comfort food. Thanks so much for all your support this last month, it really made a difference!

[@markthompson1819]

Old British staple. Very satisfying.

[@lisahinton9682]

Hi, Pete, as you know, my mum was from Liverpool and married my dad, an American. This is one of the foods she made in my childhood, and oh, did we love the steak and kidney pudding. You've really taken me back! By the way, do you have Tart Cherry Juice in England? If you take a shot glass or so of that every day, you won't get the nasty crystals setting up house within your metatarsophalangeal joint. And if you forget and end up with a bout of gout, drink an ounce or two every hour during waking hours. It's a magical, non-precriptive, tasty, painless remedy that really does work. The juice is not inexpensive, but it's a lot better than hobbling around until the gout resolves. It's important to take it a bit at a time, and not just guzzle a huge glass of the stuff. I hope this helps you (and the others in the comment section) who suffer from gout. Cheers, Pete, and thanks for the lovely video. xo

[@LazyCookPete]

Thanks Lisa, that's advice I can use. Apologies for the late reply, I have no idea how I missed this 😊

[@seewaage]

This looks fantastic! I'll give it a try! Hard to get the suet in the US but I ordered some via your amazon link. Thanks!

[@LazyCookPete]

It's well worth seeking out suet for this dish. Enjoy! 😋

[@GillTurner-b1n]

That is exactly how my mum used to make steak pudding.❤.x

[@LazyCookPete]

Classic English comfort food 😋

[@Jerri-ellen]

Love this Pete. Looked amazing. I love steamed puddings like this. Shared and 👍 ✅. Hope you have a wonderful day Pete.

[@LazyCookPete]

Much love Jerri and thanks for the share! 😊

[@Reza-1223]

Amazing pudding Pete. Excellent job ♥️💯👍🏽🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🙏💯💯💯

[@LazyCookPete]

Thanks Reza my dear friend. Your support is always appreciated!

[@francesmunro9666]

Love it Pete love to. Try this Thankyou xx👍👍

[@LazyCookPete]

Thanks Frances, you are most welcome!

[@erikalfan1027]

Such amazing vlogs forever I really enjoyed it

[@LazyCookPete]

Thank you so much!!

[@sheilathomas8528]

Thanks Pete, this looks delicious, will be going to Aldi for my suet. Thanks for sharing.

[@LazyCookPete]

Aldi suet is cheaper yet just as good as Atora Sheila!

[@CookingwithStephennJacklyn]

Pete this looks supremely delicious..... I've had this many years ago thanks for sharing my friend and I also shared it on my community page. Cheers 🍻

[@LazyCookPete]

Much appreciated my friends, and thanks a million for the share!

[@elizabethrogers2317]

That looks amazing, I might try to find individual pudding ramekins so it's like a chippy pudding

[@LazyCookPete]

Thanks Elizabeth. Enjoy!

[@travellingmemories7400]

great work

[@LazyCookPete]

Thanks my friend! 😋🤩

[@kat7777]

Very hearty 😋

[@LazyCookPete]

Thanks Kat! Good to see you my friend.

[@kat7777]

@@LazyCookPete Good homemade cooking to keep us warm Pete 👍

[@moniquem783]

Hey! Pete! You’re back! So nice to see you again 😁 How’s the shoulder? Much better I hope. I see I have a bunch of videos to catch up on. There’s my Friday night sorted 😂😂😂 I’m gonna ring that bell too so I don’t miss a video of yours again.

[@LazyCookPete]

The shoulder is much better now thanks Monique, either that or I have just learned to live with it! Have fun on your Friday catch-up 😊

[@moniquem783]

@@LazyCookPete that’s great to hear! I need to change my plans because I just kept clicking on the next one and the next one lol. Only 3 or 4 to go and then I’m all caught up. Maybe tomorrow night I’ll cook up a storm instead seeing as I’m all inspired 😁

[@LazyCookPete]

@@moniquem783 Another few thousand friends like you and I'll be cooking in the galley of my very own superyacht!

[@moniquem783]

@@LazyCookPete here’s hoping! It might even be bigger than your current kitchen! 😂😂 I think I’d be satisfied if you kept yourself fed and the heater on this winter, but if it goes as far as the superyacht, even better. Maybe you can snap up a bargain on a confiscated oligarch yacht 😁

[@LazyCookPete]

@@moniquem783 I never thought of that! 😁

[@Maria-uc3gk]

Looks yummy

[@LazyCookPete]

Thank you 😋

[@RivetGardener]

Sorry to hear you have gout; not good when it flares up-or anytime actually. Very nice crust you made. Yes lots of pepper! I've never had this before, looks good so far. I would have thought there was a bit of sauce or something like that in it. Very interesting cooking method! The steaming pie looks tasty, flipped even better. Oh that serving looks delicious, now I know why there was no sauce in it before cooking. Pete, I have got to make this! What a delicious pie and so meaty. Perfect for the cold weather just around the corner. Keep up the cooking!

[@LazyCookPete]

It's a super-hearty pie John, and a real winter warmer. I have the gout under control now, but I remember the agony of it like it was yesterday! Thanks for your concern my friend 😊

[@markthompson1819]

Great job. I'm thinking it might cook quicker in a pressure cooker given that's my only big pan.

[@LazyCookPete]

I have never done so myself Mark, but it's probably worth a try. Enjoy!

[@dawnfinch8232]

Oh my 😋😋😋

[@LazyCookPete]

Thanks Dawn! 😋

[@THEREALSHOWBBQ]

Looking good brother. I hope you are doing well!

[@LazyCookPete]

Hiya Scott my friend, gtsy. All good here thanks!

[@deathbycocktail]

I get gout too- normally my left index toe (is that a thing? Should be!) which gets bigger than my thumb, and right ankle. Every once in a while I think sod it and decide it's worth taking the hit though. I do love offal! This looks fantastic and I wish I could get my pastry to come out as well as yours as it's always too thick Going to give it a go this week and be a bit braver using less!

[@LazyCookPete]

The amount and thickness of the pastry is key, trust your instinct and you'll be fine.

[@LazyCookPete]

Yes the big toe is where I get it. Fortunately I have kept it at bay for a couple of years now.

[@cicero2]

Death by Cocktail: I occasionally get gout and 'cure' it by eating black cherries??. I got the info from online somewhere, and it works! Good luck with the gout and the wonderful steak pudding.

[@LazyCookPete]

@@cicero2 It's worth a try, thanks!

[@deathbycocktail]

@@cicero2 Oh that's great, thanks very much- I'll grab some for the next inevitable flare up. And thanks!

[@stuartdavies78]

My first attempt was good but not the best. My pudding bowl must be smaller shown because my pastry was too thick. I'm going to try again cutting back on the pastry recipe. Also, I found that cooking for 5 hours was better than 3. Good luck with your steak puddings!😊

[@LazyCookPete]

Thanks Stuart, your findings are noted!

[@carolking8835]

Pete this steak pudding is perfect for this cold rainy dark New York day. I will try this recipie but can I add some veggies? Enjoy and regards to Richard.

[@LazyCookPete]

Go ahead Carol, make it your own my friend. Emma makes hers with venison, something I'd love to try 😋

[@carolking8835]

@@LazyCookPete.... Thanks Pete, I am thinking of adding fingerling potatoes, carrots, peas and celery to the steak to give it a countrified look. ☺

[@lisahinton9682]

@@carolking8835 Pete was a lot nicer than I'd have been! Hahaha.. j/k. It's your food - do as you like, of course, but that won't be a steak (and kidney) pudding. It'll basically be an American pot pie! 🙂

[@carolking8835]

@@lisahinton9682 ... For my own personal very complicated health reasons, I tend to eat more vegetables than meat dishes without totally leaving out some meat proteins, hence my question to Pete as to mixing in some vegetables that would be easy for me to digest, and I don't eat the American pot pie. I am in no way trying to change an authentic British dish especially being a pretty decent cook myself.

[@marktoldgardengnome4110]

@@carolking8835 👍

[@stinaxoxo]

Yummy

[@LazyCookPete]

😋 There's good and then there's dirty good, this is the latter 😊

[@joannethomson8050]

I'm trying this for the first time tomorrow. My husband is British and we live in Australia. Any hints or tips? I've seen other videos where they add beef stock liquid to the pudding before you put the lid on??

[@LazyCookPete]

There's no suitable substitute for beef suet in my opinion, so it's well worth seeking it out. I never tried adding stock to the pudding so I can't speak to that. If you follow my recipe you should get the same results as I did. Enjoy!

[@marktoldgardengnome4110]

This looks very good Pete, but I have a question. If one Can't source the Atora shredded beef suet, is there a reasonable substitute that can be used? I checked out the link you posted from Amazon, and in reading the Q&A section, some people apparently received empty boxes. as they source it from a company in the UK, and it's illegal to import beef products to US from the UK. Also, what ingredient makes it shelf stable? TYFS my friend, Mark n Rosa

[@LazyCookPete]

All good questions. Beef suet is the fat only sourced from around the kidneys, it is naturally shelf stable once cooked, ground and dusted in cornstarch. Unfortunately there is no substitute, it has to be beef suet. Beef tallow is such a poor substitute as to render itself useless. There is a veggy version of Atora which will certainly bypass the BS rules on beef product imports. That's just pure protectionism IMO.

[@Christopher.E.Souter]

@@LazyCookPete For any Australians who might be watching this, (I'm looking at you, @PaddyJoeCooking 😉), you mightn't be aware that we can't buy Atora Beef Suet in Australia, either, (but we can buy the Atora Vegetable Suet), and from what I've been able to find out, this restriction dates back to the UK's BSE problem of a few years ago. For a long time, Beef Suet was only available from local butcher shops or online, (at incredibly inflated prices) from local "boutique" suppliers. However, there is now a local company, called *Tandaco,* producing Beef Suet, along with Vegetable Suet, and it's available in all our local supermarkets. Hope this helps... 🙂

[@LazyCookPete]

@@Christopher.E.Souter That's great info Christopher, thanks!

[@halfanewfie2]

Question: What size pudding basin would you recommend as a standard? I am in the US and want to buy one.

[@LazyCookPete]

The one I used is 2 British pints or 40 fl oz in freedom units! 2.5 US pints or 1.15 litres. I hope that helps.

[@halfanewfie2]

@@LazyCookPete Thank you so much! I appreciate it! You just got a new subscriber 💝

[@LazyCookPete]

@@halfanewfie2 Excellent, thanks! 😃

[@matsamnicfam]

Hello could I use butter instead of suet, and would the amount be the same? Thanks :)

[@LazyCookPete]

Not really, butter, tallow, lard and other fats are poor substitutes. There is a vegetarian version of Atora that works well though.

[@MOOSEDOWNUNDER]

Yummo.

[@LazyCookPete]

Thanks Moose! It was so good, like a super indulgence from my past! 😋

[@stuartdavies78]

Atora suet is available from Amazon.

[@LazyCookPete]

Thanks for the useful info Stuart.

[@conxita99]

Can steak that is already cooked be put in it and then steamed it for a shorter period ?

[@LazyCookPete]

I think it would be worth a try Conxita! Enjoy.

[@kevinmarten292]

Will definitely try this one but will add a couple of kidneys!

[@LazyCookPete]

I love steak and kidney Kevin but I have to avoid kidneys now because of gout. Enjoy!

[@salamazank7988]

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[@LazyCookPete]

Thanks for your interest.

[@SJ-bq6pl]

2 cups of flour is around 260 grams but you've quoted 473 grams further down...that's a big difference. You've also said 70 grams suet but most recipes I've seen say half weight in suet to weight of flour. I don't want to waste my ingredients so are you sure these are correct?

[@LazyCookPete]

Nothing is written in stone here, make it your own.

[@NikoHL]

​@@LazyCookPete I've just completed my own based on your video instructions.. It's been in since 18:00... Will tell you how it works out ! I've added some cooked Mushrooms instead of Onion. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out. I've never made anything like this in my life 🤦‍♂️😂

[@LazyCookPete]

@@NikoHL Enjoy! 😋

[@willhas8416]

What’s the weight of the flour if in grams if you’ve progressed from Neanderthal measurements of buckets 🪣 and bowls

[@LazyCookPete]

473.176475 grams

[@coolerkin]

😱😱😱gout!!! Painful isn't it!! Thanks for the heads up about kidney as didn't realise that brings it on.

[@LazyCookPete]

Uric acid is the culprit, so red wines, fortified wines and kidneys are off the menu for me.