Cottage Pie with Cauliflower Mash
Homemade cottage pie, a staple in England and Ireland, is a simple dish consisting of a minced meat filling covered with a creamy mashed potato crust. Instead, we have given it a Paleo twist!
Nutrition Per Portion
- Calories
589
- Carbs
24.5g
- Fat
42.6g
- Fibre
7.7g
- Protein
33.6g
- Sugar
11.2g
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Olive Oil
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Cauliflower
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Garlic
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Butter
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Brown Onion
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Beef Mince
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Celery
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Carrot
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Tomato Paste
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Beef Stock
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Dried Thyme
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Button Mushrooms
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Olive Oil |
Cauliflower |
Garlic |
Butter |
Brown Onion |
Beef Mince |
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Celery |
Carrot |
Tomato Paste |
Beef Stock |
Dried Thyme |
Button Mushrooms |
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0.0 min
Preheat the grill.
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0.5 min
Bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil.
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1.0 min
To make the stock, bring another saucepan of water to the boil, add the stock and stir until dissolved. When dissolved, remove from the heat.
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2.0 min
Peel and finely chop the brown onion, celery, carrot and garlic.
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5.5 min
Quarter the mushrooms and finely chop the celery.
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8.0 min
Chop the cauliflower into florets.
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9.0 min
When the salted water is boiling, add the cauliflower and boil until very soft and breaks apart easily when pierced with a fork.
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10.0 min
In a saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium high heat.
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11.5 min
Add the garlic, celery and onion and sautee until softened.
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13.0 min
Add the carrot and sautee.
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15.0 min
Add the beef mince and cook until the meat has browned.
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18.0 min
Stir through half of the butter, all of the mushrooms and the dried thyme.
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19.0 min
Stir through the correct amount of stock and all of the tomato paste. Continue to stir until the sauce reduces.
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21.0 min
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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21.5 min
Drain the cauliflower and return it to the saucepan in which it was cooked. Mash the cauliflower until a smooth consistency forms.
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23.0 min
Season the cauliflower mash well with salt and pepper. Stir through the remaining butter.
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23.5 min
Transfer the mince mixture into a baking dish.
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24.5 min
Spoon the cauliflower mash on top of the mince mixture and place under the grill to brown lightly.
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30.0 min
Remove the cottage pie from the grill and distribute among serving plates, or serve immediately in the baking dish.
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Ingredients
Olive Oil
1 tablespoon per person
Cauliflower
boiled and mashed
Garlic
finely chopped
Butter
Brown Onion
finely chopped
Beef Mince
Celery
finely chopped
Carrot
finely chopped
Tomato Paste
Beef Stock
combine each stock cube with 450-500ml of boiling water. Stir until dissolved. 100ml per person, each cube makes 500ml
Dried Thyme
Button Mushrooms
quatered
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