• Season the beef generously with salt and pepper and place the meat and vegetables in the slow cooker.
• Combine flour, gravox, tomatoes and Guinness, mix until smooth, and pour over beef and vegetables.
• Cook on low 6-8 hours in slow cooker or 3-4 hours in the oven at 150C, until the meat is tender and the mixture thickens, stirring occasionally.
  
• Cool at least 2 hours or overnight.

To Make Pies

• Preheat the oven 190 C
• Using shortcrust pastry line the base of a pie plate then spoon filling into the pastry shell.
  
• Wet the edges of the shortcrust pastry then place the puff pastry on top and trim the pastry and seal the edges, either with a fork or rolling the edge over itself.
  
• Brush the pastry with egg and cook for 40-50 minutes or until golden.
  
• If making individual pies in the pie maker use shortcrust for the base and puff for the top (you don't need the egg) and cook for approximately 10-12 minutes.