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Mustard Crust Cottage Pie

Pie

ingredients

Serves 4-6

2tbsp olive oil
1 large onion
2 cloves garlic
1 ¼ lb minced beef
1 small Swede
2 large potatoes
2tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1tsp grain mustard
1pt beef stock
8oz tomato concasse
8/10 slices white bread
4oz butter
1oz Dijon mustard

METHOD

  1. Heat the oil in a pan
  2. Slice the onions and crush the garlic and add to pan
  3. Soften and start to colour
  4. Add the meat, colour and seal breaking up any lumps
  5. Take out of pan and put to one side
  6. Cut Swede and potatoes into quarter inch dice and add to pan
  7. Colour slightly and add meat
  8. Add Worcestershire sauce and grain mustard
  9. Stir in well, add half the stock and bring to the boil, simmer gently stirring regularly
  10. Add stock as it dries out, keep moist but not wet
  11. When cooked, add tomatoes and season and cook for a further 10 minutes
  12. Soften the butter and mix well with mustard
  13. Cut bread into circles
  14. Butter with mustard mix
  15. Lay carefully on top of mince, butter side up
  16. Put into oven heated to 200°c
  17. Cook for 10-20 minutes until mustard colours
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