Bake him cornish pasties for Valentine's Day

Pastry:  300g flour ½ teaspoon salt 125g butter, chilled ¼-½ cup cold water 1 egg yolk beaten with 2 tablespoons milk Sea salt for sprinkling Filling: 1 medium potato 2 stalks celery 1 carrot 1 onion 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 teaspoons beef stock powder 2 tablespoons tomato relish 500g beef fillet steak

Pastry: Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Grate over the cold butter and rub together with fingertips until texture resembles breadcrumbs. Using a knife, mix in water a tablespoon at a time until dough clumps together. Gather into a soft ball, wrap in plastic and chill for 15-30 minutes.

Filling: Preheat oven to 190°C. Peel and chop vegetables into small dice. Heat oil in a frypan and saute vegetables 3-4 minutes until softened. Remove from heat and stir in beef stock and tomato relish. Cut beef into very small dice and combine with vegetable mixture.

Divide dough into 8 equal portions and roll out each one to about 18cm round. Place 2-3 tablespoons of mixture in the centre of the pastry circle, brush the outside edge of the pastry with the beaten egg then pinch the two sides together to create oval pasties, gently twisting the tops to seal. Brush all over with beaten egg and sprinkle with a little sea salt.

Place pasties on a lined baking tray and bake 25-30 minutes until golden. Serve warm or cold with extra relish if desired. Makes 8