Quick Shepherd’s Pie
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Makes: 4Prep Time: 30 minutesCook Time: 30 minutes
INGREDIENTS
- 300g lean minced lamb, or quorn (or 150g each meat and quorn)
- 1 onion
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 4 carrots, peeled and grated
- 1 jar tomato based sauce (reduced fat)
- 12 Californian Prunes, finely chopped
- 400g potatoes, peeled, cut into quarters
- 4 leeks, washed and finely sliced
- 1-2 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1-2 tbsp milk
DIRECTIONS
- Dry fry the meat with onion, garlic and cumin seeds.
- Add grated carrots, cocoa powder, tomato-based sauce and California Prunes and mix well. If using Quorn for a vegetarian option, add it now. Cover and simmer on low heat while potatoes are cooking.
- Boil potatoes and add chopped leeks 10 minutes before end of cooking time. When cooked, drain potato water, reserving to make a gravy or for a soup stock.
- Mash the potatoes and leeks with mustard and a little milk as needed.
- Place meat mix in flat casserole dish, top with potato mix and bake in a medium oven for 30 minutes or until the potato starts to crisp on top.
- Serve with a large helping of green beans and sweetcorn or other vegetables, fresh or frozen.