Sea Pie

Ingredients

• 2 pounds buttock steak
• 2 onions
• 1 small carrot
• ½ turnip
• Pepper to taste
• Salt to taste
• ¾ pound flour
• ¼ pound suet
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Directions

1. Cut the steak into thin slices with a sharp knife.

2. Peel and slice the onions as thin as possible.

3. Wash, scrape, and slice the carrot; peel and slice the turnip.

4. Season the meat slices with pepper and salt.

5. Layer the meat in a 2-quart saucepan, sprinkling some sliced vegetables on each layer.

6. Add enough cold water to just cover the meat.

7. Bring the saucepan to a boil, then reduce the heat to simmer.

8. Chop the suet finely and sprinkle a little flour over it to prevent sticking.

9. In a bowl, mix the flour with salt and baking powder.

10. Rub the chopped suet into the flour with your hands.

11. Add enough cold water to form a stiff paste.

12. Flour a board and turn the paste out onto it.

13. Roll out the paste to the size of the saucepan.