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its easy, mince as much as you want in the pie, around a pound, an onion really finely chopped, into the pot to brown with a little oil or butter.

a couple of tablespoons of Bisto Gravy or Gravox or similar powdered gravy mix, the brown gravy sachets for roasts you get in the supermarket will do too, a little beef stock half to three quarters of a cup to make a sauce, once the meat has started changing colour and browning, about 2-3 tablespoons of tomato sauce, I put in a few small diced carrots, and half a cup of peas right at the end for colour. I also put in about 3 tablespoons of flour after it has cooked to thicken so that it doesn't run when it is cut, and cook it for a few more minutes. To make a richer flavour add a couple of dashes of red to the meat sauce mix and cook for a few minutes.

allow to cool, by standing the pot in cold water in the sink.

Short crust pastry for the base of the pie, flaky for the top. Egg glaze the top of the pastry to make it shine, or use milk. Use ready made pastry makes it easier.

in the oven for 25-30 minutes at 375, and voila