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1
Wash and peel the potatoes and cut them into 3cm / 1½in pieces.
2
Add enough water to just over them in a medium size pan, add 4g / ½tsp of salt, bring them to a steady low boil, get the lid on the pan and set your timer for 20 minutes.
3
While the potatoes are boiling, get a large frying pan or wok, on a high heat and add a 1tbls of any cooking oil to the pan.
4
Once hot, add your onions and carrots and fry until the onions are soft and starting to colour.
5
Add your minced/ground meat, if it’s Lamb, you are making a Shepherd’s Pie, if you are using Beef, it’s a Cottage Pie ;).
6
Stir fry and break down the meat until dark brown.
7
You can now add the more tender vegetables, like sweet corn and fresh garden peas, I use sweet corn and cut green beans in the video. Toss and stir those in for a minute.
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You can now add your beef stock and Worcestershire sauce.
9
Give that a good mix, bring to a steady boil and reduce until the filling thickens, see the video for the correct consistency.
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Once the time is up on the potatoes, drain them, season with salt and white pepper to taste, add the butter and mash them until nice and creamy.
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At this point, preheat your oven to 170°C / 340°F / Gas mark 3
12
Once the filling has reduced, add it to suitable pie tin or ceramic pie dish, (link to the enamel pie tin that I use below) gently tamper it down with a spatula.
13
Now you can carefully add the mashed potato a little at a time.
14
Level off the potato with the back of a dessert spoon, once level, you can add a line pattern with a fork.
15
An optional extra, grate a little Cheddar cheese over the top.
16
Get it into the oven, bake for 25 minutes.
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Serve piping hot with winter green vegetables and John Kirkwood’s roast potatoes.
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Enjoy.
Method
Ingredients
400g / 14oz Beef or Lamb (minced)
900g / 2lb Potatoes (mashed)
30g / 1oz Butter
I White Onion (medium size finely diced)
85g / 3oz Carrots (diced small)
70g / 2½oz Sweet Corn
70g / 2½oz Diced green beans or Garden peas
300ml / ½pt Beef stock
6ml / 1tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1tbls Olive oil
A little grated Cheddar cheese (optional)
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26cm White Enamel Pie Dish
Skeleton style Oven Gloves. Rated for up to and not beyond 260°C / 500°F.
12″ / 30cm Wooden Spatula
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