Phil’s pie and mash recipe for the ultimate comfort food on This Morning

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.