MY NEW FAVORITE RECIPE FOR WHEN THE WEATHER TURNS BAD... | SAM THE COOKING GUY

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  • Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
  • Sure, a sweet pie is great - but who ever said they couldn't be savory AF? This steak pie recipe is SO next level and SO comforting, before you know it you'll be crawling into bed with this pie 🤤
    00:00 Intro
    00:51 Cubing & seasoning steak
    2:05 Cutting vegetables
    4:27 Cooking bacon
    5:00 Searing steak
    5:42 Cooking vegetables
    7:06 Thickening
    7:20 Adding liquid ingredients
    7:48 Adding back the meats
    8:03 Seasoning
    8:39 Baking instructions & reveal
    9:32 Crusting
    11:30 Final baking & reveal
    11:46 Serving
    12:32 First Bite
    13:35 Outro
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  • @DEAJP10
    @DEAJP10 2 роки тому +37

    I think you started wanting to say “if nothing else here at STCG, we are about choice!”

  • @danaemisegades1723
    @danaemisegades1723 2 роки тому +59

    Looks delish, as always!
    We love Pad Thai over here, and after attempting to follow some recipes my husband said, "has Sam done one?" Our 13th anniversary is on Jan 31st, and we have bee watching your videos every M/W/F as a sort of date night for a while now. We've so enjoyed following your recipes together at home lately, too. So...any chance you could do a Pad Thai? :)

    • @amasterfullemon8906
      @amasterfullemon8906 2 роки тому +2

      This sounds like a great idea!

    • @JohnHausser
      @JohnHausser 2 роки тому +4

      I asked him few times! I’m desperately looking for an easy pad Thai.

  • @verb5006
    @verb5006 2 роки тому +35

    This steakpie changed my life! I went from a double digit to a triple digit weight

    • @watchesetc9166
      @watchesetc9166 2 роки тому

      video posted a few hours ago, and in that time your weight already shot into triple digits?

    • @stoneyp3748
      @stoneyp3748 2 роки тому +1

      @@watchesetc9166 bot bro

    • @watchesetc9166
      @watchesetc9166 2 роки тому

      @@stoneyp3748 what a strange comment from a bot! Good spot

    • @alvarocalzadagomez4681
      @alvarocalzadagomez4681 2 роки тому

      @@watchesetc9166 meaning he was anorexic weighting under 100 lbs. to eating enough of this pie to weight 100 lbs or more

    • @DionteBOOMstudio
      @DionteBOOMstudio 2 роки тому

      Lmao

  • @olliehopnoodle4628
    @olliehopnoodle4628 2 роки тому +36

    One of the very best cooking channels ever. Great food. Great editing. Sam's funny and entertaining to watch. The production quality makes the video's interesting to watch too. Just superb.

    • @J.M.415
      @J.M.415 2 роки тому +1

      Plus this guy doesn't take shit from pretentious daytime talk show hosts.

    • @drewhessler4698
      @drewhessler4698 2 роки тому

      Totally agreed. One of, if not THE best

    • @JohnHausser
      @JohnHausser 2 роки тому +1

      NACC is also great

    • @lorrainegunn4111
      @lorrainegunn4111 2 роки тому

      As soon as I watched you make your HARTY food, I just knew you had to be Canadian! Looks so great, and the best thing for a cold day.

  • @garryhammond3117
    @garryhammond3117 2 роки тому

    Amazing as usual - and I have just the beef in my freezer to do this - Thanks!
    The lower the outdoor temp, the better this will taste!

  • @cfox2008
    @cfox2008 2 роки тому

    Made this last Sunday and served it over brown rice. Absolutely delicious! One of our favs now. Thanks so much!

  • @sewrealcraftygirl3940
    @sewrealcraftygirl3940 2 роки тому

    I made this today and it was a huge hit! Absolutely delicious! I have some filling leftover that I’m going to use to make some small hand pies because who doesn’t love more pastry. Thanks for another great recipe! Love your channel 👍🏻

  • @filipfaraci2751
    @filipfaraci2751 2 роки тому +6

    Thanks for everything you do. I would like to request a recipe for Western Canadian Dry Ribs.

    • @JohnHausser
      @JohnHausser 2 роки тому +1

      Canadian here and I’ve never heard of this recipe lol

  • @scottowens940
    @scottowens940 2 роки тому +7

    Absolutely fabulous!
    I've been making beef stew once a week for a month or so and you just showed me how to up my game,... I was pretty close, I've been using chicken broth also, found that with the spices beef stock became a little much.
    I am going to make the pie, grew up on pot pies and I love a good one.!
    Since you are cooling down Stew would a person be able to put the dough in the bottom of the pan, load filling and top like a real pie?
    I'm liking the idea of More bedding surrounding the beefy gloriousness waiting patiently to be exposed by a Worthy Lover 😉

  • @branttate6701
    @branttate6701 2 роки тому +9

    Would love to see a video making different types of salsa's. I love chips and salsa. Maybe a traditional red salsa vs a green salsa.

  • @jaredcampbell6931
    @jaredcampbell6931 Рік тому

    I made this pie about 5 months ago. Loved it! I just got back from a trip to Ireland and had their version of it. This recipe was every bit as good as the one in Ireland! Great recipe!

  • @stuartpickens4516
    @stuartpickens4516 Рік тому

    I was going to do a pot roast and remembered the pearl onions in this recipe. I changed course and repeated this recipe. It is absolutely wonderful, possibly the best thing you have done, though the list is long of your recipes that I love. thank you for your simple prep yet wonderful flavors that you have brought into my cooking.

  • @nl1927
    @nl1927 2 роки тому

    I did this over the last 2 days! It was awesome!

  • @seanclements
    @seanclements 2 роки тому +1

    Made it tonight. Has to be the best recipe of yours I have made! Will be a part of my stable going forward!

  • @jgt4862
    @jgt4862 2 роки тому +6

    Alton Brown did an experiment where he weighed mushrooms then rinsed them in water then weighed them again, and they did NOT soak up water. He blinded me with science.

    • @mumps59
      @mumps59 2 роки тому

      Beat me to it!

    • @martinm3474
      @martinm3474 2 роки тому +1

      A decade ago, Chopped said this washed flavor away...I told my Wife, if you wash mushrooms for an hour, then maybe.

    • @nimchimpsky8409
      @nimchimpsky8409 2 роки тому +1

      that’s how you make fluoridated mushrooms, sometimes science is wrong

  • @Ouray4570
    @Ouray4570 2 роки тому

    Definitely on the winter, comfort, hygge food list now!

  • @joeb9763
    @joeb9763 2 роки тому

    Wisconsin weather sucks! Perfect timing & can’t wait to cook this myself. TY

  • @j_b_9381
    @j_b_9381 2 роки тому

    I made this yesterday, substituting with a jalapeno cornbread topping and it was A-F'N-MAZING!! This will definitely be going into the normal rotation. I think next time I'll try it with a croissant topping. Thanks so much for the fantastic recipes all the time! Love you guys!

  • @JasonWicklund
    @JasonWicklund 2 роки тому +1

    Made this today and it came out great! The tomato paste and garlic really crank up the flavor for this type of meal!

  • @mariaazar5790
    @mariaazar5790 Рік тому

    It is 30 degrees here in Detroit and this was perfect for a comforting meal. Thanks Sam!

  • @leemcclements8889
    @leemcclements8889 2 роки тому

    This pie has been on my brain for the past week after watching your video. Going to pick up my ingredients today, and it's what's for dinner tonight! I'm pumped!

  • @LadySweet007
    @LadySweet007 2 роки тому

    Made this dish yesterday and OMG! This is definitely gonna be a regular from now on. OMG!

  • @Peter-if4mv
    @Peter-if4mv 2 роки тому

    Made it tonight. OMG, FANTASTIC. Thanks chef.

  • @timjones9210
    @timjones9210 2 роки тому

    I made this today. Terrific!!! Fantastic meal!!!

  • @darrinmiller8185
    @darrinmiller8185 2 роки тому

    making this Friday cant wait!

  • @BallisticBBQ
    @BallisticBBQ 2 роки тому +44

    Perfect cold weather meal! Great job Sam!

    • @heavyq
      @heavyq 2 роки тому +1

      Greg! The legend himself!

    • @bobm1197
      @bobm1197 2 роки тому

      Totally agree! My wife and I made this during a recent unexpected snow storm. Like you wrote it was the “perfect cold weather meal!”

  • @brodypj
    @brodypj 2 роки тому

    Made this a month ago and family loved it. Made it again last night and served the stew in a sourdough bread bowl instead of the pie crust. Also excellent. Thanks for another great addition to the dinner rotation.

  • @JohnJones-wo1bc
    @JohnJones-wo1bc 2 роки тому

    Love this recipe. Worth also trying this as a full pie with a base as well as a top. Or if you're into something different why not make this as a suet pudding. It is fabulous!

  • @TommyRibs
    @TommyRibs 2 роки тому

    Looks frickin amazing. I am going to have to make this.

  • @dicem8977
    @dicem8977 2 роки тому +2

    Steak pie is a national dish in Scotland, it's strongly associated with Hogmanay (New Year) though it's eaten throughout the year.

  • @murlthomas2243
    @murlthomas2243 2 роки тому

    This looks so good! You’ve got me wanting to try this now.

  • @300RickyG
    @300RickyG 2 роки тому

    Made this recipe this morning. The house smells amazing. Cannot wait til dinner! Thanks team

  • @TopJimmyCooks1
    @TopJimmyCooks1 2 роки тому +4

    I gotta try this on my channel! All those ingredients just look perfect.

    • @TopJimmyCooks1
      @TopJimmyCooks1 2 роки тому +1

      @@elle4702 You have been reported for spam.

  • @JohnRoberts71
    @JohnRoberts71 2 роки тому

    Great content thanks for sharing

  • @toddtownsend8507
    @toddtownsend8507 2 роки тому +3

    I used my Christmas present today for the first time. The 8” STCG knife!!!
    I love it!!! Thanks to my wife for hooking me up!

  • @donwilkersonjr
    @donwilkersonjr 2 роки тому

    An excellent go to for Eastern NC! Can't wait to do as a pie! You the man STCG!

  • @richardstokes276
    @richardstokes276 2 роки тому

    Talk about serendipity, this came up as I'm making the Hairy Bikers chicken ham and leek pie. I love me some meat pie.

  • @steveinla8963
    @steveinla8963 2 роки тому +1

    The "seepage" is a promise of something good to come.

  • @YoMama9021
    @YoMama9021 2 роки тому

    I’m going to make this ASAP but I’m adding stewed tomatoes and cornbread crust instead.
    Thanks Sam for another banger!😍

  • @nikospapasotiropoulos
    @nikospapasotiropoulos 2 роки тому +1

    Hey Sam a double recipe is always nice !! I was wondering if you can do some fish recipes !! I love this channel watch it almost daily and to be honest, it inspired me to cook more, keep up the good work!!!

  • @TheGoblinGirl
    @TheGoblinGirl 2 роки тому +2

    I would love to see a video of Sam's top 10 (or so) reactions to his cooking and or a blooper reel... my husband and I have been watching for a long time and we love yinz!! we also made the prime rib and a few other things... keep it up!!

    • @PurringMyrrh
      @PurringMyrrh 2 роки тому

      Just a full reel of all the reactions and too-hot bites. I'd watch even if it was an hour. 😄

  • @FootprintPhoto
    @FootprintPhoto 2 роки тому

    Tried this recipe 2 nights ago with mashed potatoes and Yorkshire pudding and it was so good we put the left overs into a pie and had it the next night - delicious!! Thanks Sam

  • @ApteryxRex
    @ApteryxRex 2 роки тому +2

    Awesome to see this well loved dish in the UK, Australia & New Zealand showcased here. Better still is the single serve 'hand pie', a delicious mix of quality beef, seasonings and gravy encased in pastry. Add a layer of cheese (cheddar or maybe blue) before putting the pastry lid on, or cook the beef with mushroom.

  • @maureen687
    @maureen687 Рік тому

    I made this tonight and it is so freaking delicious. Thanks Sam!!

  • @sleaverbar3717
    @sleaverbar3717 2 роки тому

    It’s funny to I watch a lot of cooking utube but I never fast forward sams show and I make his food. Why because it’s easy to make and delicious. Thanks Sam

  • @Handyasashirtpocket
    @Handyasashirtpocket 2 роки тому

    This Steak pie is fantastic! Thank you for making your videos she and I enjoy watching you and making your food together! Great job Sam, Max, and Chase!!!!!!

  • @CookingWithTheCajun
    @CookingWithTheCajun 2 роки тому

    you always hit a home run with these incredible meals. Thanks for sharing Mr. Sam. Happy New Year.

  • @MistyBluemel
    @MistyBluemel 2 роки тому

    I just recently found your channel and I love it! Could you please do a ground beef episode? My sister owns a ranch and I have a TON of burger.

  • @jigsey.
    @jigsey. 2 роки тому +3

    You need to cook more British meals like this... How about a Cornish pasty or toad in the hole

  • @jasonm887
    @jasonm887 Рік тому

    I'm making this right now. I'll update when it's done!

  • @ricpitt1
    @ricpitt1 2 роки тому

    This by far is something i'll make in Vancouver BC

  • @foodvloggerindonesia5567
    @foodvloggerindonesia5567 2 роки тому

    Thank for sharing

  • @frogmccuish
    @frogmccuish 2 роки тому +2

    Oh! BTW...Alton Brown did an experiment about washing mushrooms. The mushrooms, after being washed in water, did not weigh any more after being washed. Huh. I'm going to try the weigh, wash, weigh ... I'll let you know. ❤️

    • @16v15
      @16v15 2 роки тому +1

      We did this test as well, at a mid-tier chain restaurant back in the day back before Alton was on TV (let alone cable). Testing verified this bit of 'kitchen wisdom' was nothing but a way you say to went to culinary school. (Don't know if they still teach this nonsense) They will absorb maybe 2% by weight - completely insignificant. Varies by type of mushroom. But the white buttons most people use? Rinsing will have precisely zero effect, other than clean them off...

  • @Ellepiarr
    @Ellepiarr 2 роки тому

    I'm making this for my birthday, which is St. Patrick's Day. Thank you for this, Mr. Cooking Guy!

  • @The7thSonSteve-O
    @The7thSonSteve-O 2 роки тому

    Can’t wait to make this

  • @reecemorris1325
    @reecemorris1325 2 роки тому

    Hi guys, as a Aussie who’s twice a week staple is meat pie you guys did a great job thumbs up !

  • @chrisolevich7538
    @chrisolevich7538 2 роки тому

    Making that this week😃

  • @mdmowrey
    @mdmowrey 2 роки тому

    Making this right now. Only 15 minutes in the oven and the house already smells F***ING AMAZING!!!

  • @58limited
    @58limited 2 роки тому +3

    Looks great! I've made a similar pie with leftover wagyu brisket, try it - it rocks!

  • @billygarner7362
    @billygarner7362 2 роки тому

    I made this for dinner tonight. It was amazing.

  • @JillsComfortZone
    @JillsComfortZone 2 роки тому +4

    Oh my LAWD!!!! This is a fabulous recipe! I wish I come have a bowl of this goodness right now. Thank you for sharing this yummy recipe!

  • @theresevick
    @theresevick 2 роки тому

    This is a thing of beauty!

  • @kingofthekilo
    @kingofthekilo 2 роки тому

    Pie for cheat day this weekend.

  • @brandonbough9237
    @brandonbough9237 2 роки тому

    Have been wanting to make a stew. And now I shall

  • @geoffcook5859
    @geoffcook5859 2 роки тому +7

    That looks amazing and I am making it soon, but when the weather turns bad...in San Diego? Lower 70's during the day and upper 40's at night is pretty harsh, lol. I live near Chicago and it was -1 last week. This is definitely perfect for that sort of weather, very nice.

    • @rosemarykarlsson593
      @rosemarykarlsson593 2 роки тому

      Locals wore ski jackets & knee high boots when it dropped to 70 degrees near Miami! It cracked me up as I came from a northern city where icy roads were the issue in winter.

    • @heavyq
      @heavyq 2 роки тому

      lol yeah that made me laugh. It was -30 here in Montana a few weeks back. This would've been perfect for dinner that week!

  • @liveinlove5958
    @liveinlove5958 2 роки тому

    Omg its like my favorite shepards pie with a serious upgrade..mmmm..major jummy

  • @NickAlbu
    @NickAlbu 2 роки тому

    I have a Guinness stew recipe that I've used for years. You just kicked it up a notch. I'm going to cook this, this weekend. Thanks again Sam from fellow Canadian

  • @amandachandler7696
    @amandachandler7696 2 роки тому

    Made this tonight, it was excellent!!! My store didn't have the frozen pearl onions so I used cocktail onions and rinsed the.m, they actually added another dimension! Next time I make this I want to try making a mashed potato topper :-) thank you Sam!!!

  • @DeathspiralXV
    @DeathspiralXV Рік тому

    I made it with Beths Blackout Oyster Stout and it was phenomenal. Thanks Sam! your recipes are always S tier when we have them. Who needs culinary school :p

  • @kennethoblenesjr8493
    @kennethoblenesjr8493 2 роки тому

    Yum definitely going to make this

  • @DirtyRobot
    @DirtyRobot 2 роки тому

    Tip: If you ever cut bits off of mushrooms, save them in the freezer and over time collect a bunch of mushroom bits. You can now use them to make a stock or catsup.

  • @serialgrillaz6669
    @serialgrillaz6669 2 роки тому

    I've been cooking stews and pie fillings with dark beer for a few years now, once you have done it you can never go back

  • @darquequeen2323
    @darquequeen2323 2 роки тому +2

    Now I want a pie! Looks good Sam! 🥧❤️

  • @camshawn8883
    @camshawn8883 2 роки тому

    Going shopping in the morning…..mmmmm can’t wait

  • @michaelfoxbrass
    @michaelfoxbrass 2 роки тому

    It’s midnight but I’m hankering to make this RIGHT NOW!

  • @AthenaKeatingThomas
    @AthenaKeatingThomas 2 роки тому +2

    Baby onions- I'll definitely have to try those. I may switch over to them and use them in more recipes!
    Delicious looking stew! I'd suggest using mushroom stock if you REALLY like mushrooms like I do.

    • @martijnbuunk
      @martijnbuunk 2 роки тому

      We in the Netherlands have them in a jar and they are pickeled, Just like the gurkins. We trow those is and the vinigar helps to break down the fibres in the chuck steak.

  • @janetcurtis1727
    @janetcurtis1727 2 роки тому

    Omgosh! I’m so hungry now! Excellent!

  • @gunnarl5087
    @gunnarl5087 2 роки тому

    Anything in a crust is a must!

  • @dpt6849
    @dpt6849 2 роки тому

    Bayleaf and thyme. So much flavour

  • @normal3705
    @normal3705 2 роки тому

    Jeez that looks good. Could almost taste it through the screen.

  • @SH52DHL
    @SH52DHL 2 роки тому +35

    As a Scotsman, I approve of this video! I just made a steak pie for New Year's dinner - in Scotland it's traditional on New Year's Day and at funerals. 😄 Instead of Guinness, though, may I suggest McEwan's Scotch Ale or Newcastle Brown Ale? Trust me, you won't regret it. Guinness is too sweet for steak pie. I'm not a fan of mushrooms but I'm sure they're delicious in there if you like them. I put frozen green peas in the pie instead, along with the carrots and onions.

    • @md20120
      @md20120 2 роки тому +5

      ...with a side of mashed tatties and glass bottle of irn bru. 😃

    • @JohnHausser
      @JohnHausser 2 роки тому +4

      Yeah! Mony a mickle maks a muckle!

    • @scottamori3188
      @scottamori3188 2 роки тому +2

      Cooking with ales. A personal favorite!

    • @lorrainegunn4111
      @lorrainegunn4111 2 роки тому +3

      I of course use Innis and Gunn...

    • @callanc3925
      @callanc3925 2 роки тому +2

      In nz its a daily tradition to have a meat pie

  • @kellypenn8506
    @kellypenn8506 2 роки тому

    I made this dish and it was delish!

  • @MADMOVIESINC
    @MADMOVIESINC 2 роки тому

    Awesome job guys. It looks amazing!

  • @msmith53
    @msmith53 2 роки тому

    Sam, you live here in SD, so you can buy a Bay Leaf bush at Home Depot and grow fresh leaves. I have one in my yard, also known a a Laurel Tree. Fresh is the only way to go and it makes a great aroma (fragrance) when slightly toasted in the house. Big and long time fan of your development as a fantastic CHEF! (Don’t tell your fans, but 70 degrees here today!)

  • @user-nv4zt5xs7v
    @user-nv4zt5xs7v 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome, I have just found your channel last week, and your cooking is fantastic. Please keep cooking, and I well watch like always. Hope your new year, was great. Signed Chukwu. :)

  • @thesleepvampire
    @thesleepvampire 2 роки тому

    My mom used to cook the pastry separately so they’d be little puff pastry pillows. Good if you have a big family and everyone wants extra pastry top!

  • @cliffblakely4008
    @cliffblakely4008 2 роки тому

    Looks fabulous.

  • @phloog
    @phloog 2 роки тому +1

    Didn't Alton Brown or someone establish that in the time you take to wash or even SOAK mushrooms, they don't really absorb a significant amount of water?

  • @MC-ij3lb
    @MC-ij3lb 2 роки тому

    I’m going to try a vegetarian version of this. Thanks, Sam!

  • @brianvannorman1465
    @brianvannorman1465 2 роки тому

    Half way through and my mouth is watering.
    Stewart's staff find the perfect bay leaf. Chop sticks are good for bay leaf extraction

  • @TheSteelerider
    @TheSteelerider 2 роки тому

    Just made this tonight.
    I will never be the same.

  • @freddiemon
    @freddiemon 2 роки тому

    Also the best music for a cooking show!! LOL!

  • @sandylukemarsden7160
    @sandylukemarsden7160 2 роки тому

    What about the lower pastry and the blind baking? Suet! Delicious and stands up to heat abuse rather better than puff. Suet on the bottom. Top puff? Might have to try that.

  • @debbiegsyarnylove8424
    @debbiegsyarnylove8424 2 роки тому

    Looks really yummy! 🤤👏👍

  • @Mark_McMillian
    @Mark_McMillian 2 роки тому +9

    Pie, steak, and Stew! Best comforting food together! Love it! 😋

  • @eddiecairns
    @eddiecairns 2 роки тому

    Steak Pie is like Scotland’s national dish, truly tremendous. You can put wee sausages in it too, because who doesnt like sausage.

  • @BigT27295
    @BigT27295 2 роки тому

    One of your best. Jussayin..

  • @TheDesertDevil
    @TheDesertDevil 2 роки тому

    Cold weather in San Diego is a heat wave compared to below 0 we have here in Chicago.

  • @tcs007
    @tcs007 2 роки тому

    I made this last night. And man, this pie was on point! Thanks for a new weapon in the arsenal Sam.

  • @Garth2011
    @Garth2011 2 роки тому

    Looks great. I'd choose to use a smaller bowl and line it with the puff pastry first, then add some stew then, another puff pastry on top joining the bottom layers edges. The bowl will cook the lower layer fairly good while the top layer will get nice and flaky crispy browned. Yum