Kickin' Cottage Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 4 medium potatoes (the meat portion should be about three quarters of the depth of the dish. the potato makes up the re)
• 1/2 cooking onion
• 2 medium carrots
• frozen peas
• 1 beef stock cube
• water
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 2 spring onions (scallion)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• salt
• ground black pepper
• brown sauce (or a1 steak sauce which is similar, but is stronger and sharper)

Recipe

• 1 peel the potatoes and put them on to boil.
• 2 slice the carrots and spring onion.
• 3 fry the beef and the onions in a little oil. add the salt, pepper and sauce to taste. (i use a lot of pepper and sauce because i like a strong kick).
• 4 when the beef is brown add the stock cube and some water (not too much, just enough to keep the meat moist while it's in the oven).
• 5 mix the meat with the carrots and peas, then spread evenly in an ovenproof dish about 4 inches deep, filling to about 3/4 of the depth.
• 6 drain the potatoes and mash them with butter and mix in chopped spring onion.
• 7 spread this over the top of the meat. the pie should now be level with the top of the dish.
• 8 make pretty patterns with a fork.
• 9 put it in the oven on a medium heat until the top is brown (about 30 minutes usually).