Cottage Pie

Name: Cottage Pie
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: 2 allspice berries; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 4 basil leaves, torn; a little freshly grated nutmeg; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1.1 kg(2 lb7 oz) potatoes, scrubbed but not peeled; 100 g(3½ oz) shelled peas; 2 tablespoons chopped parsley; 1 large carrot, chopped; 400 ml(14 fl oz) tomato passata (pureed tomatoes); 40 g(1½ oz) butter; 1 bay leaf; 3 tablespoons dry white wine; 170 ml(5½ fl oz/⅔ cup) milk; 750 g(1 lb10 oz) minced (ground) beef

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Apples for Jam

By Tessa Kiros

Published 2010

About

You can make one large pie here or use small dishes for individual servings. Just remember how many allspice berries you put in so you can count them out again once the mince is ready. If you prefer not to use wine in your cooking, you could always add some unsweetened grape juice (red or white) instead.

Ingredients

4 tablespoons olive oil
750 g(1 lb10

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Heat half the oil in a non-stick frying pan and fry the mince over fairly high heat for about 10 minutes until it is golden brown, stirring often and breaking up any clusters with a wooden spoon. Pour in the wine and scrape up any bits that are stuck to the bottom of the pan. When the wine has evapo