Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6 and have ready a 23cm/9in metal pie plate. Divide the pastry into two pieces – roughly two-thirds and one third. Lightly flour your work surface and roll out ...

For the braised flavour you will need ... Remove the onions from the dish and put them on a plate. With the dish still on high, sear all sides of the beef so that it’s dark brown.