Ingredients

For the filling

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 kg / 2lbs Chuck/Rump steak, cut into large cubes (Ground beef also works too)

• 2-4 garlic cloves, minced

• 1 red/brown/yellow onion, finely diced

• 250gm/ ½ lb bacon, diced

• 2 stalks celery, finely diced

• 3 carrots, 1 finely diced and 2 in large chunks

• 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves

• 2 bay leaves

• (optional) few dabs of the Limited Edition Elder Scrolls Online 'Hot Sauce of Oblivion' (or your favourite hot sauce)

• 1 tbsp fresh rosemary

• 200gm / 7oz brown mushrooms, quartered

• 2 tbsp tomato paste

• 2-4 tbsp beef stock powder

• ½ cup plain flour

• 1 cup water

• 1½ cups red wine or more beef stock 

For the top

• Choose a topping

• 1 – 2 sheets of puff pastry (enough to cover top, more if you’d like to do bottom too) and 1 egg yolk, whisked

  
  

  Or

• 6-7 potatoes, mashed. Sweet potatoes also work!