Bolognaise-style Shephard's Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 500 g lean ground beef or 500 g ground lamb
• 1 (420 g) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 (420 g) can kidney beans, drained
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 teaspoon basil, chopped (or equivalent dried)
• 1 large onion, diced
• 6 -8 mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 red capsicum, diced
• 1 corn on the cob, kernals only
• 6 -8 broccoli florets
• 1 carrot, diced
• 6 -8 snow peas, chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 -6 red potatoes
• 1 -2 tablespoon milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 roma tomato, sliced
• 1/2 cup cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 brown mince, onion & mushroom with a little olive oil in deep fry pan.
• 2 turn to medium heat. add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, kidney beans (save liquid in case mix gets dry, & add as needed), curry powder, garlic and basil. stir in well.
• 3 add hardest veggies first, adding softer ones later so they don’t go too mushy. let simmer covered until cooked how you like.
• 4 while mince is cooking, make mashed potato: needs to be smooth and of medium consistency so it doesn’t fall into meat,but spreads evenly.
• 5 easiest way to make mash, is to chop potato into small bite size pieces, place in microwave dish and cover with boiling water. cook covered on high for about 4 minutes, stir, then another 3 mins (may need more or less depending on power of your microwave). drain water, then mash with a dollop of butter or margarine. once as lump-free as possible, add enough milk to make creamy but not so much that it's sloppy, and stir briskly with a fork.
• 6 place mince in ovenproof dish, spread mash over top, put thinly sliced tomato on top, sprinkle grated cheese evenly over the top.
• 7 put under grill or in a medium oven until brown and cheese is melted.