Mum's Cottage Pie

Ingredients

• 500g beef mince
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, diced
• 1 mug frozen peas
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• 400ml beef stock
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 900g potatoes, peeled and chopped
• Splash of milk
• Knob of butter
• Grated cheese, optional

Method

1. Boil the potatoes until soft, then mash with milk and butter.
2. Brown the mince with the onion and carrots in a large pan.
3. Stir in tomato puree, stock, Worcestershire sauce and peas, then simmer until thickened.
4. Spoon into a baking dish and top with mash. Add cheese if using.
5. Bake at 200°C for 20 minutes until golden and bubbling.

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