Scotland's best steak pie award goes to Ayrshire butcher

An Ayrshire butcher crowned Scottish Traditional Steak Pie Champions in 2019 has secured a tasty double by retaining the title in the first national competition since Covid.

John, 53, said: “These two evaluation competitions are the only two we have ever entered our traditional steak pies for. Winning in 2019 through our Coylton shop cemented our faith in what we saw as an outstanding product and to retain the top spot with the Ayr team in 2023 puts it beyond all doubt – judges agree that Prime Cuts make the best steak pie in Scotland.

“Each of the Prime Cuts shops in Ayr, Mauchline, Cumnock and Coylton make their own pies to that same recipe,” said John, “but the team at Ayr obviously had the magic touch this time round.”“We use 100 percent cubed prime Aberdeen Angus Cross shoulder steak and delicious gravy topped with an uncooked puff pastry lid," said John. "Unlike many butchers, we sell our steak pies unfired as the first baking of the pastry is always the best.”“Quality is the key,” he said.

Gordon King, Executive Manager of Scottish Craft Butchers, said that nearly 100 traditional steak pies were forwarded to the awards evaluation from butchers the length and breadth of Scotland. Judges agreed Prime Cuts, Ayr, submitted “an excellent pie”, awarding it full marks for smell, texture and taste.

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