Cottage Pie

Ingredients

• 600g beef mince
• 1 onion, 2 carrots, diced
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire
• 1 tsp thyme
• 400ml beef stock
• 1 cup peas
• 1kg potatoes
• 50g butter
• 100ml milk
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Brown the mince with the vegetables.
2. Stir in the tomato paste, Worcestershire, thyme and stock.
3. Simmer 20 minutes; add the peas.
4. Boil and mash the potatoes with butter and milk.
5. Spread the mince in a dish, top with mash and fork the surface.
6. Bake at 200C for 25 minutes until golden.

Serving suggestions

• Serve with greens.

Storage & reheating

Keeps 3 days; freezes well.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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