Cottage Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 675 g minced beef or 675 g lamb
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 3 -4 drops worcestershire sauce
• 3 -4 drops tabasco sauce
• 175 ml dry wine or 175 ml red wine
• 300 ml beef stock or 300 ml chicken stock
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 kg potatoes
• 50 ml milk
• 2 tablespoons mature cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon finely grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 180°c/gas 4.
• 2 heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the onion, celery and carrot, stirring them over a brisk heat but not allowing them to brown.
• 3 after 5 minutes or so add the garlic, reduce the heat and soften everything together.
• 4 increase the heat again and add the mince, stirring until browned.
• 5 stir in the tomato puree, worcestershire sauce, tabasco, wine and stock, season and cover. simmer for 10 minutes.
• 6 boil the potatoes until soft and mash them with the milk until smooth and creamy.
• 7 spoon the meat mixture into a gratin dish and cover with a thick, even layer of mashed potato.
• 8 sprinkle with cheese and bake for 45-55 minutes until golden and bubbling. serve with seasonal vegetables.