In my house for as long as I can remember we have had Pasty for our Christmas Eve dinner. Pasty is a traditional English dish that has been passed down from my great grandmother. It is one of my favorite meals and I was excited when I learned to make it myself. I say learned but honestly it’s not that hard, just takes a little time to prepare.
Ingredients:
– 1 box Pillsbury pie crust
– 1 package of top round steak
– 3-4 few potatoes
– large onion
– margarine
Directions:
1. Press bottom crust in pan.
2. Cube steak and put in crust.
3. Salt and pepper.
4. Peel and cube potatoes and put in next.
5. Salt and pepper.
6. Slice onion and put on top.
7. Cut margarine (about half a stick) over top and put top crust on.
8. Pinch to seal.
9. Bake about 20 minutes on 425, then turn oven down to 350 and bake about 45 minutes more. Watch to make sure it doesn’t burn. Times are approximate.
2. Cube steak and put in crust.
3. Salt and pepper.
4. Peel and cube potatoes and put in next.
5. Salt and pepper.
6. Slice onion and put on top.
7. Cut margarine (about half a stick) over top and put top crust on.
8. Pinch to seal.
9. Bake about 20 minutes on 425, then turn oven down to 350 and bake about 45 minutes more. Watch to make sure it doesn’t burn. Times are approximate.
This dish is so delicious. For some people in my family they find it a little dry but they added ketchup and loved it. For those of us traditionalists we can’t believe they would put ketchup on this dish! So tell me, what is your Christmas Eve meal? Does it change or do you have the same thing each year?
My son-in-law is English and he makes the best traditional English meals for us all the time. This looks amazing!
Yum! I love this dish, hope you do too!
Emily
Thanks for linking up to Eat. Create. Party. I love this recipe and look forward to seeing what you bring next! I love pastries and can’t wait to try this. xoxo San
Thank you for checking it out. I hope you enjoy this recipe, it’s a family favorite!
Emily
You say it is a traditional English dish, but my father-in-law who is Finish eats this. Also in the upper Michigan, you can find places that make them and sell them. One difference is that we make them with carrots also. Comforting to know others know about this dish and make it.
My great grandmother was from England and always made this dish. I guess different varieties of it can be found elsewhere too. I love it! I’ve seen places that make little single servings of this too. Thanks for checking it out!
Emily
Steak in a pie, yum!
Yes!
Emily
What a great tradition! I grew up in Wisconsin, and my family traveled to Upper Michigan a lot, so I’ve eaten quite a few in my life;) We usually ate them with gravy. My husband would love this. I may have to surprise him.
We love this meal! I’m looking forward to having it on Christmas Eve.
Emily
Love pasty – so does my mister! I have made this with hamburger (which I cooked prior to adding to pie). Is the steak tough? I would like to try this with the steak, but we can’t eat tough meat. Thanks.
Your pie looks beautiful…almost too pretty to eat. LOL
Thank you! Sometimes the meat is a bit tough but not bad! It tastes delicious.
Emily
Hi there, just catching up on some blogs and saw yours. I live in Cornwall in England. This is a local tradition. We sometimes add some swede/turnip. The story behind the pasty is that the miners used to take them into the mines for their lunch and they could leave the crust to hold on to with their grubby hands. X
Thank you for sharing the story, that is so cool!
Emily
Found it! Love your website, beautiful job! Love the recipe for pasty. I remember going to Oxford on vacation and eating a chicken and mushroom one inside a college (it was cold outside) and then promptly getting chased out, lol.
Can’t wait to try it.
Thank you! They are delicious!
Emily
Stopping by from sits. I won’t make this exactly this way because I don’t eat steak and my husband doesn’t eat onions, but it still sounds amazing!
Thank you for coming by and checking it out!
Emily