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Mini Cottage Pies
55m
Serves 12
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55m
Serves 12
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Directions
1
Add oil to a pan, add onion, carrot, mushrooms and garlic. Sweat until softened.
2
Add beef and fry until browned.
3
Stir in tomato puree, wine, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, gravy granules, thyme and rosemary.
4
Simmer for 20-25 minutes until the gravy is thick.
5
Peel and dice potatoes, boil until tender.
6
Drain potatoes and leave for 5 minutes.
7
Mash potatoes with butter, milk/cream, cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
8
Preheat oven to 190C/375F.
9
Cut 12 circles from pastry, press into greased muffin tin.
10
Fill pastry cups with beef mixture, top with mashed potatoes.
11
Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and crisp.
Ingredients
2 320g/11.3oz sheets shortcrust pastry sheets
1 oil spray or melted butter
1 medium onion
1 medium carrot
75 g/2.5oz mushrooms
1 clove garlic
500 g/1lb minced/ground beef
1 tbsp tomato paste
60 ml/ 1/4 cup red wine
300 ml/ 1 1/4 cups beef stock
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 heaped tbsp beef gravy granules
0.5 tsp dried thyme
0.5 tsp dried rosemary
750 g/ 1.6lb baking potatoes
90 g/ 3oz cheddar cheese
3 tbsp whole milk or cream
2 tbsp butter
0.5 tsp salt
0.25 tsp black pepper
0.125 tsp ground nutmeg
Equipment
large pan
wooden spoon
large pot
colander
potato masher
muffin tin
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