Cottage Pie

Cottage Pie

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 40-50 minutes
Serves 4 generous helpings

Ingredients
4 Sebago or Dutch cream potatoes
50g butter
1/3 cup milk
2 tsp salt
1 tsp vegetable oil
2 small brown onions, chopped
750g lean beef mince
2 carrots, peeled and diced in small pieces
1/2 cup Fountain Spicy Red sauce
1/2 cup Fountain Pepper sauce
2 tbs Fountain Worcestershire sauce
1 cup frozen baby peas

Method
Preheat oven to 180_C. Bring large pot of water to the boil and add a pinch of salt.
Peel the potatoes and boil in the salted water until tender. Drain and mash immediately with half the butter, the milk and 1 tsp salt. Set aside.
In a large non-stick frying pan, heat the oil over a medium heat and add the onion. Sauté for 2 minutes or until transparent and fragrant. Add the beef and cook for a further 6-8 minutes. Break up any lumps with a spoon, until all the meat has browned.
Blanch the diced carrot in boiling water or microwave for a couple of minutes until soft. Add to the pan and season with remaining salt.
Add the Fountain Pepper sauce, Fountain Spicy Red sauce and Fountain Worcestershire sauce and simmer for 5 minutes or until the liquid reduces, the flavours are intense and the meat is a dark brown colour. Stir through the baby peas.

Place the meat into a 22 x 22cm square glass or ceramic baking dish. Carefully spread the mashed potato over the top and mark the surface with a fork for a crispy top. Dot the remaining butter over the potato, with a fork.
Bake for 30-40 minutes, until the potato is a deep golden brown.

Dish Up Love On A Plate
Hallmark cards, teddy bears, flowers and chocolates are all high on the agenda for Mothers Day, but in a MasterChef's home, nothing says I love you quite like dishing up a home cooked meal for Mum, according to MasterChef, Julie Goodwin.

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