Cottage Pie With Kumara Topping

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 kg minced beef
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried herbs
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/3 cup tomato paste
• 1/4 cup dry red wine
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• 600 g kumara, chopped (sweet potato)
• 3 medium potatoes, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large pan; cook mince, onions and garlic until mince is browned.
• 2 stir in herbs, stock, sauce, paste and wine; simmer, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until sauce thickens; add peas.
• 3 pour meat mixture into a 10 cup capacity ovenproof dish; spread kumera topping over meat mixture, sprinkle with cheese. bake in moderate oven about 20 minutes or until topping is browned.
• 4 kumera topping:.
• 5 boil, steam or microwave kumera and potatoes until tender; drain. mash together and stir in nutmeg.