Brown cubed steak until totally sealed in 2 tablespoons of oil, drain once browned
Add 1 tablespoon of oil and saute all the chopped veg for 2-3 minutes next add bay leaf, stock cubes and dried seasonings and mix well add beef back into the veg mix, cover with water and bring to a boil then simmer for 1 hour
For the pie crust put flour into a mixing bowl add butter and rub in the butter until the flour mix looks like sand,add herbs and enough water to bring it to a dough, cover and put in fridge while beef cooks.
After one hour of cooking add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch mixed with a little water about 1 tablespoon into boiling beef mixture
On a clean work surface dust with flour and roll pastry to the size of the pie dish (10*10)
Place beef mixture into pie dish and top with pastry, brush with beaten egg and cover with foil, place in a pre heated oven 180/350 cook for 40 minutes, then remove cover and bake for a further 10 minutes. After all Ur hard work now u get to enjoy it
