Phil Vickery served up pie and mash for the ultimate comfort food on This Morning.
The ingredients for the beef and thyme are: 2 tbsp vegetable oil, 750g cut into 4cm diced chuck steak, leave any fat on, 2-3 tbsp plain flour, 1 heaped tbsp tomato puree, 2 small onions, very finely chopped, 1 tbsp creamed horseradish, 2 x 10g beef stock cubes, crumbled, 3 tbsp Worcester sauce, 2 tbsp fresh thyme finely chopped, Roughly 600mls of boiling water, Salt, Ground black pepper, 500g butter puff pastry and 1 egg lightly beaten.
For the braised swede and carrots: 1 medium swede, peeled and cut into 4-5cm chunks, not too thin, 6 medium carrots, peeled and cut in half, not lengthways, nice chunks, olive oil, salt, pepper, 1 head garlic and 4 sprigs fresh thyme.