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Sweet Potato-topped Cottage Pie
found in Mains - Meat Dishes

Serves:    4  
icon Nut Free

FIBRE
 
9g
30% RDA
CALORIES
 
515
26% RDA
CARBS.
 
43g
17% RDA
PROTEIN
 
30g
60% RDA
FAT
High
23g
33% RDA
SAT. FAT
High
9g
38% RDA
SALT
Medium
0.7g
18% RDA
SUGAR
High
23g
26% RDA

Prep: 25 minutes
Cook: 3 hours 35 minutes

Difficulty:     
Challenging

Pre-prepare the mince base and freeze it to make this delicious cottage pie later in the week. It's a wonderfully comforting and nutritious family meal.

Ingredients  scales
  • 2 tbsp olive oil, half for the base2 tbsp olive oil, half for the base
  • 1 onion, chopped1 onion, chopped
  • 11⁄2 carrots, diced, third for the base11⁄2 carrots, diced, third for the base
  • 11⁄2 celery sticks, chopped, third for the base11⁄2 celery sticks, chopped, third for the base
  • 2 thyme sprigs2 thyme sprigs
  • 1 bay leaf1 bay leaf
  • 650g sweet potato, cut into chunks650g sweet potato, cut into chunks
  • 125ml milk, two-fifths for the base125ml milk, two-fifths for the base
  • 20g butter20g butter

    • For The Mince Base
  • 1 red onion, finely chopped1 red onion, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 500g beef mince500g beef mince
  • 3 tbsp tomato puree3 tbsp tomato puree
  • 200ml passata200ml passata
Directions

1
For the base: heat half of the oil in a pan, add the onion and fry until it starts to soften, then add the garlic, celery and carrot and cook until soft. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a separate frying pan and fry the mince in batches, scooping each batch out with a slotted spoon and leave any excess oil behind.
2
Add the mince to the veg, then stir in the tomato purée and cook for 1 min. Stir in the passata and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook over a very low heat for 1½-2 hrs, then add the milk and cook for 30 mins. If you
3
To finish the recipe, heat more oil in a pan and fry another onion until it starts to soften. Add the carrot and celery and fry until tender. Add the thyme and bay and cook for 1 min, then tip in the mince base and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for 20 mins (take off the lid towards the end if it’s not thick enough).
4
Heat oven to 180°C / 160°C (fan oven) / 360°F / Gas Mark 4. Cook the sweet potatoes in simmering water until tender, drain well, then add the milk and mash the potatoes.
5
Tip the meat mixture into a casserole dish and level it out (fish out the thyme and bay and discard), then pile the potato mixture on top and spread it out. Cook for 30 mins or until the top begins to brown.



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