DELICIOUS STEAK SEASONING RECIPES

Steps:

• To make the pastry, first sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl. Add some freshly milled black pepper, then add the suet and mix it into the flour using the blade of a knife. When it’s evenly blended, add a few drops of cold water and start to mix with the knife, using curving movements and turning the mixture around. The aim is to bring it together as a dough, so keep adding drops of water until it begins to get really claggy and sticky.
• Now abandon the knife, go in with your hands and bring it all together until you have a nice smooth elastic dough which leaves the bowl clean. It’s worth noting that suet pastry always needs more water than other types, so if it’s still a bit dry go on adding a few drops at a time.
• After that, take a quarter of the dough for the lid, then roll the rest out fairly thickly. What you need is a round approximately 32.5cm in diameter. Now line the bowl with the pastry, pressing it well all around.
• Next chop the steak and kidney into fairly small cubes, toss them in seasoned flour, then add them to the pastry-lined basin with the slices of onion. Add enough cold water* to reach almost the top of the meat and sprinkle in a few drops of Worcestershire sauce and another seasoning of salt and pepper.
• Roll out the pastry lid, dampen its edges and put it in position on the pudding. Seal well and cover with a double sheet of foil, pleated in the centre to allow  room for expansion while cooking.
• Now secure it with string, making a little handle so that you can lift it out of the hot steamer. Then place it in a steamer over boiling water. Steam for 5 hours, topping up the boiling water halfway through. You can either serve the pudding by spooning portions straight out of the bowl, or slide a palette knife round the edge and turn the whole thing out onto a serving plate (which is more fun!) Recipe © Delia Smith 2008, Delia’s Frugal Food, published by Hodder and Stoughton. https://www.deliaonline.com Click here for more Delia recipes, cookery school videos, information on bakeware and ingredients.

Steps:

• Gather a medium-sized bowl, a gallon-sized plastic bag with a zip top, a pair of scissors and a spice jar with a shaker-type top.
• Measure out 2 tablespoons of Kosher salt and pour into the bowl.
• Add 2 teaspoons of brown sugar. Standard white sugar can also be used.
• Measure ¼ teaspoon of garlic powder, garlic salt, onion powder, and turmeric. Add all seasonings to the bowl.
• Add ½ teaspoon of paprika and chili powder to the bowl.
• Measure out 1 teaspoon of black pepper and add to the other spices in the bowl. Fresh ground, medium-sized pepper is best for this mix.
• Stir mixture gently to incorporate all ingredients.
• Pour seasonings into a gallon-sized plastic bag, then seal. Shake the seasonings together in the bag until the seasonings appear to be evenly blended.
• Cut an edge off of one of the bottom edges of the plastic bags at a diagonal. The cut should be small enough for the tip of the bag to easily fit into the empty spice jar.
• Empty spices from the bag into spice container.