This recipe has always been a family favourite and now I’m going to share it with you guys, hope you love just as much as we all do.
Ingredients:
- Drizzle of oil
- 1 onion
- 1 carrot
- 500g mince (I use beef mince)
- 1kg potatoes (which is about 7-8 medium sized potatoes)
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 sto
- Enough grated cheese to cover the dish
- A sprinkle of salt and pepper
- *OPTIONAL* Some vegetables to go on the side (I used peas)
Method:
- Splash some oil in a medium frying pan (but don’t literally splash)
- Chop the onion finely and dice the carrot
- Peel and chop the potatoes (into about quarters) and place into a large, deep pan
- Now boil a kettle and pour the boiling water onto thew potatoes and let them simmer
- Meanwhile add the onion and the carrots into a medium frying pan and stir them until the onions have browned slightly (but not burnt!)and the carrots have softened a little
- Now add the mince
- Last time I made this i forgot to remove the piece of paper underneath the mince so be sure its removed! 🙂
- Quickly but still carefully separate the mince (you can do this using a wooden spoon) before it sticks to the pan
- Turn the heat right down but not off and add the stock (a stock cube dissolved in some boiling water- about 400ml).
- Turn the heat up for the potatoes- sometimes the potatoes bubble over the edge so just be careful and try not to leave the room
- Give the potatoes about 10 minutes or until the potatoes feel soft
- Drain the potatoes and add a tablespoon of butter, this avoids the potatoes being dry when you eat it
- After that, mash the potatoes making sure there aren’t any lumps
- Now it’s all about the building! Pour all the mince mixture into a large dish and spread around so it covers all of the base of your dish
- Next, spread over the mince all of the mashed potatoes evenly and sprinkle the cheese on it
- For final touches sprinkle some salt and pepper on and place the dish in the oven for about 20-30 minutes for all the flavours to mix
- ENJOY!!!
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