{{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 | alternate_name = | country = England | region =Staffordshire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumberland and Westmorland | creator = | course = | type = Savoury pie | served = | main_ingredient = Pastry shell, potatoes, lamb or beef, carrots, onions | variations = | calories = | other = }}
'''Meat and potato pie''' is a popular variety of pie eaten in England.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meat and Potato Pie|url=https://www.foodsofengland.info/meatandpotatopie.html|work=Foods of England|accessdate=21 April 2025}}</ref> Meat and potato pie comes in many versions and consists of a pastry casing containing: potato, either lamb or beef, and sometimes carrot and/or onion.<ref>[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</ref> It is often steak and kidney with a layer of potatoes. They can often be bought in a speciality pie shop, a type of bakery concentrating on pies, or in a chip shop. A meat and potato pie has a similar filling to a Cornish Pasty and differs from a meat pie in that its content is usually less than 50% meat. They can be typically eaten as take-aways but are a homemade staple in many homes. Often it is served with red cabbage.
In 2004, ITV's ''The Paul O'Grady Show'' voted the produce of The Denby Dale Pie Company as the UK's best Meat and Potato Pie.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
In 2017, Martin Appleton-Clare set a new speed eating record at the World Pie Eating Championship in Wigan, Greater Manchester. Appleton-Clare retained his title, by finishing the meat and potato pie in 32 seconds.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== Ingredients ==
=== For the pie filling ===
* Braising steak * Onions * potatoes * Beef extract * Gravy granules<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref>
=== For the pastry ===
* Plain flour * Salt * Margarine * Lard * Water * Egg<ref name=":0" />
==See also== * List of pies, tarts and flans * List of potato dishes * List of meat and potato dishes * {{portal-inline|Food}}
==References== {{reflist}} {{British pies}} {{Fish and chip shops}} Category:Australian pies Category:British pies Category:New Zealand pies Category:English cuisine Category:Potato dishes Category:Savoury pies Category:Meat and potatoes dishes