BBC Good Food

08 November 2008

Tested

"The ingredients are fine but we don't bother with all that trimming with a plate bit to start with. Put the filling on one side and not in the middle. Start with a potato in one hand and knife in the other and shave off slithers onto the pastry as you go, then do the same with the onion and turnip (turnip-swede its all turnip down here.). Season. Put the meat on top to finish. Add a bit of butter if you like it richer. If you are going top have it cold later on, add a bit of chopped parsley. brush with water around the edge and fold over and then trim. (mush together the offcuts and to make an egg pasty for crib). Then crimp along the side. Use cooked mince, microwaves, chili, carrots etc at your peril of getting a visit from Trelawny's Army. "