Cottage pie

A classic, comforting dish

Ingredients

• * 2 tablespoons olive oil
• * 2 medium onions, chopped
• * 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• * 500g lean mince
• * 2 medium carrots, sliced or diced
• * 125g frozen garden peas
• * 4 tablespoons tomato puree
• * 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• * 250ml beef stock
• * salt and pepper to taste
• * For the topping:
• * 4 large potatoes, peeled and diced small
• * 50g butter
• * 125g grated Cheddar cheese

Instructions

STEP 1:

1. Preheat oven to 200 C / Gas mark 6.

STEP 2:

STEP 3:

2. Heat oil in pan, add onions, garlic and mince; cook stirring, until mince is browned.

STEP 4:

STEP 5:

3. Add carrots, peas, puree, parsley, stock, salt and pepper; simmer covered for about 20 minutes or until the carrots are tender.

STEP 6:

STEP 7:

4. While this is cooking, boil the potatoes and mash with butter and cheese.

STEP 8:

STEP 9:

5. Spoon mince mixture into an oven-proof dish. Top with potato-cheese mash.

STEP 10:

STEP 11:

6. Bake uncovered, for 30 minutes, or until cooked through and golden brown on top.