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Pie Floater

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2 ingredients Cuisine: Australian Page updated October 2026

The pie floater is a South Australian dish of a hot meat pie sitting upside down in a bowl of pea soup. It is simple to make, since a store-bought pie works fine, but the oven matters: baking the pie keeps the pastry crisp where a microwave would leave it limp. The soup soaks into the crust as you eat, so each bite changes. It is traditionally a late-night meal after a few drinks.

Instructions

Heat the meat pie in an oven until the pastry is crisp. Avoid the microwave, which leaves the crust soft.

Warm the pea soup separately in a pan or bowl until it is hot.

Set the pie upside down in a deep dish. Pour the pea soup around it until the dish is full.

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