INGREDIENTS
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 brown onion, chopped
- 1 large carrot, diced
- 1 celery stick, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1kg 3 or 4 Star beef mince
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 400g can crushed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3/4 cup (185ml) beef stock or 2 beef stock cubes
- 1 cup (120g) frozen peas or mixed vegetables
- 1kg Potatoes
- 1/2 cup (60g) grated pizza cheese
- Mixed salad leaves, to serve
METHOD
- Roughly cut and start potatoes steaming of boiling.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot and celery to pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 mins or until onion softens.
- Add garlic and cook for 30 secs or until fragrant.
- Add mince and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up any lumps, for 8 mins or until browned.
- Add tomato paste, tomato, Worcestershire sauce and stock and bring to a simmer. Stir in peas or mixed vegetables.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 30-60 mins or until mixture thickens slightly. Set aside for 15 mins to cool.
- Preheat oven to 220C.
- Mash cooked potatoes with some milk, butter/margarine and salt and pepper to taste. Stir in half of the pizza cheese.
- Spoon beef mixture into a ceramic 6cm-deep, 22cm-square (4L-capacity) baking dish. Top with mashed potato and remaining cheese.
- Bake for 10-15 mins or until golden.
- Serve with mixed salad leaves.
