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This is a very basic beef stew. It’s easy, delicious and inexpensive to make. While there are hundreds of variations of this traditional recipe, it’s hard to improve on this version’s savory and comforting goodness.

Pre heat your oven to 180°c.

Heat a large fry pan, add a squirt of oil, Chuck in the carrots, onions and celery and gently fry for 5 mins.

Add the mince beef and cook all over until brown.

Add the marmite and Worcester sauce , then stir through the tomato purée , mix well.

Add the stock, bring to the boil, drop the peas and simmer for 20 minutes until thick.

Take 3 sheets of filo, fold in half, then half again and press on the creases , open out and use a knife to make 4 separate squares with each sheet.

Brush 1 sheet with a few squirts of fry light, then add another sheet on top, this time turning it so it looks like a star when you place it on top of the other and squirt and brush again.

Place a dollop of mince using a table soon in the centre, then using your fingers gently grab each corner and fold up and around the mince, very gently pressing together , give it a squirt of fry light and pop onto a baking tray, repeat 11 more times, or make 6 large ones. Pop in the oven on a non stick tray for 20 minutes, serve.