{"id":1023,"date":"2018-01-03T16:12:55","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T16:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2018-01-03T16:16:52","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T16:16:52","slug":"cottage-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/cottage-pie\/","title":{"rendered":"Cottage Pie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a comforting, warm dish perfect for the winter days and it is so versatile too. I use the same recipe (minus the mixed frozen veg) for\u00a0spaghetti bolognaise. You can use chicken mince too but I prefer using beef.<\/p>\n<p>Serves: <strong>4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Syns: <strong>FREE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Time Taken:\u00a0 <strong>60 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Difficulty: <strong>Easy<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Ingredients<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>500g lean beef mince<\/li>\n<li>1 onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 large carrot, peeled and grated<\/li>\n<li>3 celery sticks, chopped<\/li>\n<li>4 garlic cloves, chopped<\/li>\n<li>400g tin chopped tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>500g carton passata<\/li>\n<li>4 tbsp tomato puree<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp dried mixed herbs<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp chilli flakes<\/li>\n<li>2 cubes of beef stock, crumbled<\/li>\n<li>A cupful of mixed frozen veg (broccoli, carrots and peas), optional<\/li>\n<li>4 large baking potatoes, boiled and mashed<\/li>\n<li>1 egg, beaten<\/li>\n<li>Cheese (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1026\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_20180102_220829_0631344886023.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1026\" data-attachment-id=\"1026\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/cottage-pie\/img_20180102_220829_0631344886023\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_20180102_220829_0631344886023.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,838\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cottage Pie\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Cottage Pie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cottage Pie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_20180102_220829_0631344886023-300x233.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_20180102_220829_0631344886023-1024x795.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1026\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_20180102_220829_0631344886023-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"Cottage Pie\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_20180102_220829_0631344886023-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_20180102_220829_0631344886023-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_20180102_220829_0631344886023-1024x795.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_20180102_220829_0631344886023-816x633.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/img_20180102_220829_0631344886023.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cottage Pie<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Method<\/h4>\n<p>Spray a large pan with spray oil over a medium heat and stir fry the mince till it is browned. Then add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic and chilli and cook for another couple of minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Add the chopped tomatoes, passata, tomato puree, mixed herbs and the crumbled stock cubes. Cook over a\u00a0low heat for 30 minutes stirring occasionally.. Season to taste. If using frozen veg add the veg towards the last 10 minutes of cooking.<\/p>\n<p>For the mash, peel and boil the potatoes and mash. Once the potatoes are mashed, add the beaten egg to it and keep stirring so there are no lumps in the mash.<\/p>\n<p>Put the cooked mince into a shallow oven proof dish. Top with the mashed potato (and cheese if using)\u00a0and bake at gas mark 6 until the top is golden (around 20 minutes).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a comforting, warm dish perfect for the winter days and it is so versatile too. I use the same recipe (minus the mixed frozen veg) for\u00a0spaghetti bolognaise. You can use chicken mince too but I prefer using beef. Serves: 4 Syns: FREE Time Taken:\u00a0 60 minutes Difficulty: Easy Ingredients 500g lean beef mince [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[51,428,38,120,24,430,18,429,14],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p89etY-gv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1735,"url":"https:\/\/www.rahema.co.uk\/blog\/quorn-chilli\/","url_meta":{"origin":1023,"position":0},"title":"Quorn Chilli","author":"Rahema","date":"April 15, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"A vegetarian alternative to making chilli, using Quorn mince. 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