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Easy cottage pie

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Ingredients

  • 400-500g of minced steak/beef
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 organic beef stock cube
  • 6 large mushrooms
  • Hot water
  • Worcester sauce
  • 4 large potatoes
  • butter and milk

Details

servings 3
Level of difficulty Easy
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins
Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Roughly chop onion and put in medium sized saucepan. Add minced steak/beef, stock cube, a splash of worcester sauce and enough hot water to cover the contents of the pan. Peel potatoes and set to cook in another pan.

Step 2

Bring contents to the boil then simmer for 15 minutes. Roughly chop mushrooms and add to pan. Simmer for a further 5 minutes.

Step 3

Mash the cooked potatoes with a large knob of butter and a splash of milk.

Step 4

Using a slotteid spoon, lift mince and onions from saucepan and place in an oven-proof dish. Spread contents to cover the bottom of the dish. Spoon equal amounts of mash into the 4 corners of the dish on top of the mince and onions and, using a fork, spread the mash to cover the mince and onions leaving fork lines in the mash.

Step 5

Top with cheese and either return to the oven for 10-15 minutes (or until cheese is browned) or place under the grill until the cheese has browned.

Step 6

Use the juice left in the mince saucepan to make the gravy.

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