Spiced Cottage Pie With Chile Mash

Norahs Girl's Note:

A classic winter dish with added spice for an extra kick!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 35 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 onion , finely chopped
• 1 large carrot
• 2 celery ribs , finely sliced
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• 1 lb minced beef
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 1 (14 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 2 cups chicken stock
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Chile Mash

• 2 lbs potatoes , peeled, cut into even-sized chunks
• 1 ounce butter (I often add 2 oz)
• 3 tablespoons hot milk
• 2 red chilies, finely chopped or 2 chili powder
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large pan; add onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Cook for 10 minutes until softened.
2. Stir in minced beef, turn up heat to brown meat.
3. Add cumin, flour and coriander; cook for 1 minute.
4. Add tomatoes and puree; simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Stir in stock and season.
6. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. Remove lid and let simmer for a further 5-10 minutes.
8. Meanwhile whilst meat is simmering away, make the chilie mash.
9. Place potatoes into a pot of cold salted water. Bring to boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
10. Drain potatoes and place back in pot. Mash over a low heat with the butter, hot milk, chilies and coriander.
11. Season to taste.
12. Spoon meat into an oven proof dish,spread Potato mix over.
13. Bake for 25-30 minutes until bubbling hot.

Reviews

[Molly53]

This had a very nice flavor. Cut back on the cumin by half, sprinkled cheese (as suggested by another reviewer) and crispy fried onions on the top of the mashed potatoes for a little added zing. The main comment we had was that it was a little light on the meat and felt like it would have been superb with more than one pound of ground beef (probably double).

[Crechemom]

Brilliant. My kids and my hubby loved it. Rather than put chillies in the mash and add cheese I used a mexican cheese with chillies in it. Chopped that up small (it won't shred because of the chilli pieces) and mixed it into the hot mash.

[Sarahcw80]

This is absolutely delicious!! The only thing i did differently was add cheese to the potato topping, I made it twice in a row per my familys request!