Beef Steak Pie

Ingredients

• tender steaks from the rump
• chopped parsley
• chopped thyme
• 2 tablespoons butter
• ¼ cup water
• 2 hard-boiled egg yolks
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ teaspoon coarse sea salt (formerly 'bay salt')
• short pastry for the crust
• beef stock (if needed)

Directions

1. Cut tender steaks from the rump.

2. In a skillet, stir the steaks with chopped parsley, thyme, and butter over medium heat.

3. Add water and let the steaks stew until tender.

4. Make a short pastry and lay it around the dish.

5. Place the stewed steaks in the dish with hard-boiled egg yolks, pepper, salt, and gravy.

6. Cover with more pastry, trim the edges, and finish as usual.

7. If the pie needs more gravy after baking, add some good beef stock.