XXXIX Charlie Chaplin
Steak and Kidney Pie
This is how I do it:
Get 2 pounds lean steak
1 beef kidney
1 small onion.
Cut the steak and kidney into two inch pieces. Flour them. Add pepper and salt to taste. Line a deep pie dish with rich pie crust after having buttered dish. Put inverted egg cup in center. Fill with meat and finely chopped onion. Add water almost to top of dish. Roll pastry half inch thick and cover all. Make several small holes in pastry to permit steam to escape. Bake three hours in moderate oven. EAT.
Editor’s Note:—Steak and kidney pie is a favorite with many beside the great film comedian. Interesting variations of Mr. Chaplin’s recipe are:
Lamb kidney instead of the beef kidney.
Top crust only.
Fry the meat chunks before putting them into the pie.