Cottage Pie With A Difference

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 500 g lean ground beef
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion
• 3 medium carrots
• 4 cloves garlic, approximately
• 1 teaspoon english mustard
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 1 teaspoon bovril powder or 1 teaspoon beef extract or 1 teaspoon yeast extract
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• salt and pepper
• 5 large potatoes, cubed
• 75 g mature cheddar cheese, grated
• 25 g butter
• 1 dash milk
• 2 large ripe tomatoes
• 1 dash parmesan cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 the filling: finely chop the onions and garlic and gently fry until transparent in the olive oil.
• 2 (approx 3 minutes) cube the carrots and put those into the pan with the onions and the garlic, cook for another 2 or so minutes.
• 3 add the rest of the ingredients.
• 4 if too dry add a little water.
• 5 when cooked put into a ovenproof casserole.
• 6 the topping: boil the potatoes until cooked.
• 7 mash them adding the milk and half of the butter.
• 8 add the grated cheese and mix well.
• 9 put the mash mix on top of the filling.
• 10 you may wish to sprinkle some parmesan cheese on top of this.
• 11 slice the tomatoes and place on top of the topping, putting a knob of butter on each tomato.
• 12 bake in a moderate oven for 40- 50 minutes, until the tomatoes are cooked, and the top is brown and slightly crispy.