A recipe for humble pie by Tim Maddams

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, very finely chopped
• A good sprig of fresh thyme
• 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped
• 4 fresh bay leaves
• ¼ pint of good dark beer
• One small roe liver (approximately 350g), sliced, larger tubes removed
• Two kidneys (tough core removed), chopped and soaked in a little milk
• 200g fat pork or good bacon
• 10 white peppercorns, ground
• 4 cloves, ground
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp ground mace
• 1 tsp salt
• 50g large seedless raisins
• A few handfuls of breadcrumbs
• 150g butter
• 300g plain flour
• Salt
• A dash of cold water