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Cottage Pie recipe

Cottage Pie recipe, eat well on universal credit


I can’t believe we’ve not actually added a Cottage Pie recipe. We’ve got every other conceivable version, Swineherd Pie, Cumberland Pie, Shepherds Pie…. So here we have our take on the recipe. The minced Beef was 0.80p in the discounts!

Ingredients:-

500g Beef mince
2 Onions, chopped
2 Carrots, finely batoned
Soy Sauce, a dash
Worcester Sauce, dash
Grated Cheese
Salt & Pepper to taste
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Fry the Onions until translucent.
(2) Add Mince fry until brown.
(3) Season to taste.
(4) Add the Carrot and other ingredients and fry gently for 10 minutes.
(5) Add 500ml of Beef Stock.
(6) Turn down the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
(7) Boil and mash your Potatoes.
(8) If the Beef mixture looks too dry add some of the Potato water.
(9) Add the Beef mixture to a casserole dish and spread the mashed Potato over the top.
(10) Place in a pre heated oven at 180C for 30 minutes.
(11) Sprinkle the grated Cheese over and place back in the oven until melted and slightly crispy.

 

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The Pork mince was in the reductions at 93p. So we based this recipe around it – As we often do.

Ingredients for the Pork Bowl:-

500g Mince Pork
1 Onion, finely diced
2 cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Red Chillies, Chopped
2 tsp Dried Ginger
5 tsp Brown Sugar
Half a Lime squeezed
2 tsp Fish Sauce
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Fry the Onions over a low heat until softened.
(2) Add the Garlic and Ginger.
(3) Add the Pork and turn up the heat.
(4) Add the other ingredients and stir until the Pork has browned a little.

Although there ear lots of ingredients here we are still in budget as there’s enough left over to make a stir-fry for this evening. (£2 per person)

Ingredients for the Coleslaw:-

¼ Whit Cabbage – ¼ Red Cabbage
1 Carrot, finely slices
1 Clove of Garlic, minced
1 Red Chilli, finely slices
White Wine Vinegar
Half a Lime squeezed
Fish Sauce
Soy Sauce
Fresh Coriander leaves
Fresh Mint leaves
A pinch of Sugar
A Handful of Beans Sprouts
Shallots, finely slices
Oil

Method:-

(1) Deep fry the Shallots until crispy. Drain and set aside.
(2) Add everything to a large bowl and stir well.
(3) Sprinkle the Shallots over.
(4) Serve.

We had this concoction over Rice Noodles and to be honest the combination of flavours puts our native cuisine to shame.

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