Easy peasy cottage pie
G1 (10 next month, my god) has been cooking dinner with N&D once a week for the last year or so. My aunt and partner gave her Ready Steady Cook for Kids at Christmas, and my MIL gave her Four Ingredients Kids when we were in Brisbane last August. She's got a repertoire now of four or five things she likes to make, based on recipes from those books, but with her own variations. I thought I'd put them up here while I'm in a clearing-house mood!
750g potatoes (about 4 large ones)
500g minced beef
1 large onion, roughly chopped
3 medium carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
2 tbsp HP sauce
2 tbsp tomato paste
125 ml chicken stock or water
1 can baked beans
Peel and thickly slice the potatoes. Fill a medium saucepan 3/4 full with of salted boiling water, and add the potatoes. Bring back to the boil, and cook until just tender - about 10 mins. Drain and reserve.
Heat some oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and carrots, and cook until the onion is transparent. Turn the heat up, and add the beef. Brown for a few minutes, breaking it up as you go. Add the beans, HP sauce, tomato paste and water. Simmer until thick.
Preheat the grill/broiler. Spoon the beef into a shallow heatproof dish, and layer he potatoes on top. Brush with oil, and cook under the grill for 5-10 minutes, until golden brown
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750g potatoes (about 4 large ones)
500g minced beef
1 large onion, roughly chopped
3 medium carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
2 tbsp HP sauce
2 tbsp tomato paste
125 ml chicken stock or water
1 can baked beans
Peel and thickly slice the potatoes. Fill a medium saucepan 3/4 full with of salted boiling water, and add the potatoes. Bring back to the boil, and cook until just tender - about 10 mins. Drain and reserve.
Heat some oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and carrots, and cook until the onion is transparent. Turn the heat up, and add the beef. Brown for a few minutes, breaking it up as you go. Add the beans, HP sauce, tomato paste and water. Simmer until thick.
Preheat the grill/broiler. Spoon the beef into a shallow heatproof dish, and layer he potatoes on top. Brush with oil, and cook under the grill for 5-10 minutes, until golden brown
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