Cottage Pie

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

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