Cottage pie and cauliflower mash recipe on Second Nature

Name: Cottage pie and cauliflower mash recipe on Second Nature
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 1tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 small onion, diced; 1 garlic clove, roughly chopped; 500g beef mince; 2tbsp tomato puree; 2 celery stalks, finely diced; 2 carrots, finely diced; 150ml beef stock; 5 fresh thyme sprigs or 1 tbsp dried thyme; 2 dried bay leaves; 1 cauliflower, cut into florets; 2tbsp double cream; 2tbsp butter; 40g Cheddar cheese, grated; 50g Cheddar cheese, grated for the pie topping

7 steps

Prep:15minCook:1h

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:34:36 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories569.7 kcal (28%)

Total Fat45.4 g (65%)

Carbs10.6 g (4%)

Sugars4.4 g (5%)

Protein29.5 g (59%)

Sodium364.8 mg (18%)

Fiber3 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 Tbspextra virgin olive oil

500gbeef mince

2 Tbsptomato puree

150mlbeef stock

2 Tbspdouble cream

2 Tbspbutter

40gcheddar cheese

grated

50gCheddar cheese

grated for the pie topping

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Heat the oil in a frying pan, over medium heat. Fry the onions and garlic, until softened.

Step 3

Add the beef mince and break it up with a wooden spoon into small chunks. Cook until browned.

Step 4

When the beef is browned, add the tomato puree, celery, and carrots. Stir and cook for 3mins.

Step 5

Add the stock, thyme, bay leaves, and salt and pepper to the beef mixture. Cook for 15mins, or until the liquid is reduced.

Step 6

Place the cooked beef mix into a 2.2L (roughly) oven-proof baking dish and flatten. Spread and cover with cauliflower mash evenly on top, and sprinkle with remaining 50g of cheese.

Step 7

Bake for 15mins, or until the cheese on top is golden brown.