Hi Toots,

Don't worry if you don't have a food processor.....just chop the onion as fine as you can, or grate it with a cheese grater (this will make your cry!) and then when you combine everything, use your hands so squeeze & combine it all. (It is big chunks of things that make it fall apart!)

You can use any type of mince or meat: in the past I have made it with liver (I know that sounds blerk, but I love liver!) & I have also used chicken & turkey mince or just all beef mince.

In terms of the liquid, if you want to miss out the wine, any old liquid will do....from memory my Granny didn't use wine, but a can of condensed tomato soup! Stock would work great.......