Beef mince cottage pie
Serves 6 | Preparation Time: 30 mins | Cooking Time: 1hr 40 mins
Ingredients:
- 1kg Farm88 beef mince
- 1 onion finely chopped large
- 1 carrot finely chopped
- ¼ tsp thyme
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 1 ½ cups beef liquid stock
- 1 pinch salt and pepper *to taste
- 2 tbs plain flour
- ¼ cup water
Topping:
- 750g potatoes
- 60g butter
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 pinch salt and pepper *to taste
Method:
- Place mince in pan, cook over high heat, stirring until meat is well browned.
- Pour off excess fat and add onion and carrot.
- Cook until onion is transparent. Add thyme, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, stock and salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Bring mixture to boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered for 25 minutes.
- Stir in blended flour and water until mixture boils and thickens.
- Reduce heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Place mixture into overproof dish.
- Topping: Boil potatoes until tender. Drain and mash potato.
- Add butter and milk and beat until smooth and creamy. Season with salt and pepper.
- Spread potato evenly over meat and bake at 180ºC for 45 minutes or until golden brown.
