Food 4 Life - Lamb cottage pie with leek and potato topping

01 August 2010

Ingredients

1lb/450 Quality Assured minced lamb
1 onion, chopped
2 carrots chopped
2 tablespoons plain flour
Half pint/300ml stock
1 tablespoon tomato puree
1 tablespoon dried mixed herbs
Seasoning
1.5lb/675g potatoes peeled and chopped
2 leeks sliced
knob of butter
2ox/50g grated cheese

Method

Boil the potatoes until soft, adding the leeks 5 minutes before the end. Dry fry the mince, onions and carrots for 3-4 minutes. Add the flour. Gradually add the stock, tomato puree and the herbs. Bring to boil and stir until thickened. Season to taste. Transfer to an ovenproof dish. Drain and mash the potatoes with leek, the butter and half the cheese. place on top of mince mixture. Top with remaining cheese. Bake at 375F/190C/GAS 5 for 25 minutes until golden.