# Meat and potato pie
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{{Short description|English pie dish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox prepared food
| name = Meat and potato pie
| image = Grandma Pollards meat and potato pies (5815022642).jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = A rack of homemade meat and potato pies
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| country = [England](/source/England)
| region =[Staffordshire](/source/Staffordshire), [Cheshire](/source/Cheshire), [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire), [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire), [Cumberland](/source/Cumberland) and [Westmorland](/source/Westmorland)
| creator =
| course =
| type = [Savoury pie](/source/Savoury_pie)
| served =
| main_ingredient = Pastry shell, [potato](/source/potato)es, [lamb](/source/Lamb_and_mutton) or [beef](/source/beef), [carrot](/source/carrot)s, [onion](/source/onion)s
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'''Meat and potato pie''' is a popular variety of [pie](/source/pie) eaten in [England](/source/England).[{{cite web|title=Meat and Potato Pie|url=https://www.foodsofengland.info/meatandpotatopie.html|work=Foods of England|accessdate=21 April 2025}}] Meat and potato pie comes in many versions and consists of a [pastry](/source/pastry) casing containing: [potato](/source/potato), either [lamb](/source/Lamb_and_mutton) or [beef](/source/beef), and sometimes [carrot](/source/carrot) and/or [onion](/source/onion).[[https://web.archive.org/web/20080508222332/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/recipes/meat-and-potato-pie-424582.html Meat and Potato pie] The Independent; 18/11/06; Accessed 06/01/08] It is often steak and kidney with a layer of potatoes. They can often be bought in a speciality [pie shop](/source/pie_shop), a type of [bakery](/source/bakery) concentrating on pies, or in a [chip shop](/source/chip_shop). A meat and potato pie has a similar filling to a [Cornish Pasty](/source/Cornish_Pasty) and differs from a [meat pie](/source/meat_pie) in that its content is usually less than 50% meat. They can be typically eaten as [take-away](/source/take-away)s but are a homemade staple in many homes. Often it is served with red cabbage.
In 2004, [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network))'s ''[The Paul O'Grady Show](/source/The_Paul_O'Grady_Show)'' voted the produce of [The Denby Dale Pie Company](/source/Denby_Dale_Pie_Company) as the UK's best Meat and Potato Pie.[{{cite news|title=Village wins TV Paul's acclaim for top of the pies|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/village-wins-tv-pauls-acclaim-5084714|accessdate=3 January 2017|work=huddersfieldexaminer|date=4 November 2004}}]
In 2017, Martin Appleton-Clare set a new speed eating record at the [World Pie Eating Championship](/source/World_Pie_Eating_Championship) in Wigan, Greater Manchester. Appleton-Clare retained his title, by finishing the meat and potato pie in 32 seconds.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-manchester-42434568/world-pie-eating-champion-retains-title-with-record-win|title=World pie-eating champion retains title|work=BBC News |language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-25}}]
== Ingredients ==
=== For the pie filling ===
* Braising steak
* Onions
* potatoes
* Beef extract
* Gravy granules[{{Cite web |title=Meat and potato pie recipe |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/meat_and_potato_pie_66778 |access-date=2026-05-30 |website=BBC Food |language=en-GB}}]
=== For the pastry ===
* Plain flour
* Salt
* Margarine
* Lard
* Water
* Egg