Baby Food Recipe - Mini Cottage Pie

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Mini Cottage Pie

 

 

A dollop of Shepherd’s Pie on a plate can look very unattractive. It’s a good idea to make individual portions in mini ramekin dishes and you can make up a few and then keep them in the freezer. I know with my own son that he would often refuse something without ever having tried it so presentation is important.

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Ingredients

1 pound potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
a generous knob of butter
3 tbsp milk
5 tbsp grated Cheddar cheese
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 small chopped onion
1 small clove garlic, crushed
1 carrot  peeled and grated
5 ounces lean minced beef 
2/3 cup passata 
2/3 cup unsalted stock or water
1/2 tsp fresh thyme leaves or a pinch of dried thyme
pinch sugar

  

Method:

Put the potatoes into a saucepan, cover with water, bring to the boil and cook for about 12 minutes or until tender. Drain and mash together with the butter, milk and grated cheese.

Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion over a low heat for about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally until softened. Add the garlic and cook for half a minute. Add the grated carrot and sauté for 4 minutes. In a separate pan, dry fry the minced beef until browned, stirring occasionally. Add to the onion and carrot. Pour over the passata and stock and add the thyme and pinch of sugar. Cover and cook over a low heat for about 10 minutes.

Divide the meat between 3 ramekin dishes and top each with mashed potato and brown under the grill.

 

 

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