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Cottage Pie recipe

Cottage Pie recipe, eat well on universal credit


I can’t believe we’ve not actually added a Cottage Pie recipe. We’ve got every other conceivable version, Swineherd Pie, Cumberland Pie, Shepherds Pie…. So here we have our take on the recipe. The minced Beef was 0.80p in the discounts!

Ingredients:-

500g Beef mince
2 Onions, chopped
2 Carrots, finely batoned
Soy Sauce, a dash
Worcester Sauce, dash
Grated Cheese
Salt & Pepper to taste
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Fry the Onions until translucent.
(2) Add Mince fry until brown.
(3) Season to taste.
(4) Add the Carrot and other ingredients and fry gently for 10 minutes.
(5) Add 500ml of Beef Stock.
(6) Turn down the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
(7) Boil and mash your Potatoes.
(8) If the Beef mixture looks too dry add some of the Potato water.
(9) Add the Beef mixture to a casserole dish and spread the mashed Potato over the top.
(10) Place in a pre heated oven at 180C for 30 minutes.
(11) Sprinkle the grated Cheese over and place back in the oven until melted and slightly crispy.

 

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This is a combination of two recipes. A very tasty combination to be honest!
 
Ingredients:-
 
1 Onion, sliced
4 Cloves of Garlic, grated
Tomato Purée
Beef, cut into strips
1 tin of chopped Tomatoes
1 Red Pepper, sliced
¼ Cabbage, sliced
1 Red Chilli Pepper, sliced
1 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Sugar
Chopped Coriander
Oil
¼ Turnip, chopped
Beef Stock dissolved in 330ml of hot water 
Red Chilli flakes
Salt & Pepper to season
Chilli Oil ( Make you own)
1/8 of a cup of Rice Wine Vinegar
Rice Noodles
½ tsp Dill
 
Method:-
 
(1) Lightly fry Garlic and Onions then add the Beef strips and continue to fry for a few minutes.
(2) Add the Tomato Purée, spices, chopped vegetables and other ingredients then sweat down on a low heat for 10 minutes.
(3) Add the Stock and simmer until the vegetables are cooked and the Turnip is tender.
(4) Add Rice Noodles to boiling water and simmer.
(5) Add the Coriander and simmer for a further minute.
(6) Drain the noodles and ladle the sauce over the top.
(7) Add fresh Coriander to garnish.
 
Serve with a scattering of deep fried Noodles, a slice of Lime, Tomato and Cucumber salad and Naan Bread perhaps? 
 

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