Shepherd's Pie

This is now one of hubby's favorites since finding this recipe on the net. Its really quick to make and it covers us as a family of 3 for left overs for dinner the next night.

Ingredients for the meat base
20ml of Oil
1 Large Onion, diced
1 Large Carrot, diced
1 Clove of Garlic, crushed (I have used garlic powder when I dont have any fresh on hand)
1 kg of raw mince
60gm of Tomato Paste
1 tablespoon of Flour
250ml of Chicken Stock
40ml Worcestershire Sauce
400g Tin of Crushed/Diced Tomatoes
Salt and Pepper
1 cup of frozen peas, or a mix of whatever you have on hand.

1. Heat oil in a large pan and add onion carrot and garlic and cook for 5-10 minutes, or until the vegetables have softened.
2. Add raw mince and increase heat until meat has changed colour.
3. Add tomato paste and flour and mix until combined.
4. Add stock, Worcestershire sauce, tomato's and salt and pepper.
5. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until liquid has reduced. You will need to stir occasionally.
6. Preheat oven to 210 degree Celsius
7. Stir in frozen vegetables to the meat mixture and pour into oven proof dish.
8. Top the meat base with mashed potato.
9. Sprinkle potato's with cheese.
10. Bake for 20 minutes.

*NOTE* This recipe is very versatile. I have omitted the carrots, as I didn't have any, and used pizza base sauce in place of the tomato paste, again my cupboard was lacking.