Single Serve Meat Pie recipe – nancybirtwhistle

Ingredients

• 2-3 tbsp beef dripping or vegetable oil
• 1 onion peeled and chopped into small dice
• 3 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 carrot – cut into dice
• 1 stick celery – sliced
• 150g Chestnut mushrooms halved
• 1Kg Beef skirt or braising steak cut into 2cm cubes
• 1 x 3cm piece oxtail (optional)
• 1 lambs kidney – chopped small (membrane removed) (optional) – flavour is greatly enhanced by the oxtail and kidney
• 50g Plain flour seasoned with salt and white pepper
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 2tbsp tomato puree
• 2 tbsp fresh thyme or 1 tbsp dried
• 400ml beef stock
• 100ml red wine
• 1 oxo cube
• 50g grated cheese
• 700g Puff Pastry plus 1 egg yolk mixed with 1 tbsp. cold water to brush over before baking