Name: Annabel Karmel's baby cottage pie with sweet potato mash
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: Makes 4 portions
Ingredients: 1tbsp oil (vegetable, rapeseed, olive); ½ red onion. finely diced; ¼ red pepper, finely diced; 1 small carrot, finely diced; 50g mushrooms, diced; 200g lean minced meat; 2tbsp plain flour; 2tsp tomato puree; 300ml unsalted beef stock; 1tbsp fresh thyme, chopped (or 1 tsp dried thyme); 2 bay leaves; 25g peas; 100g sweet potatoes, peeled and diced; 400g white potatoes, peeled and diced; small knob of butter or plant-based spread; 1 tbsp milk

Ingredients

For the meat sauce

1tbsp oil (vegetable, rapeseed, olive)
½ red onion. finely diced
¼ red pepper, finely diced
1 small carrot, finely diced
50g mushrooms, diced
200g lean minced meat
2tbsp plain flour
2tsp tomato puree
300ml unsalted beef stock
1tbsp fresh thyme, chopped (or 1 tsp dried thyme)
2 bay leaves
25g peas

For the mash

100g sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
400g white potatoes, peeled and diced
small knob of butter or plant-based spread
1 tbsp milk

Method

To make the meat sauce

STEP 1
Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the red onion, red pepper, carrot and mushrooms and fry over high heat for 3 minutes.
STEP 2
Add the mince and fry until browned.
STEP 3
Add the flour and tomato puree and then stir in the stock, thyme, and bay leaves
STEP 4
Bring up to the boil, cover and gently simmer for 40 minutes until the beef is tender.
STEP 5
Remove the bay leaves and add the peas. Spoon the sauce into 4 ramekins.

To make the mash

STEP 1
Preheat your oven to 180˚C fan/ 350˚F/Gas Mark 4.
STEP 2
Cook the potatoes in boiling water for 12 to 15 minutes. Drain and mash with the butter and milk.
STEP 3
Spread the mash over the sauce in the ramekins. Place in the oven and cook for 15 minutes until lightly golden on top.

Annabel Karmel