Family favourite shepherds pie

Name: Family favourite shepherds pie
Total time: 3300 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 1 stick celery, finely chopped; 3 medium carrots, finely chopped1 tbsp olive oil; 8-10 potatoes, boiled and mashed with a little butter and salt to taste (you could do more if you like lots of mash on top like us!); 500 g lean beef mince; 300 g frozen Quorn mince; 350 ml veg stock - we use bouillon as its vegan and organic; 1 beef oxo cube (optional if you're using beef mince); 1 tbsp plain flour; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1 level tsp smoked paprika; 1 heaped tsp marmite (it makes all the difference - even if you're a marmite hater!); 1 tsp tomato puree

Susy Wall @singing_chef

West Midlands, UK

We change this recipe regularly at home depending on what veg and meat/meat substitute we have in the freezer!! This one has half beef mince and half Quorn mince but we've made it 100% meat and 100% Quorn and it works just as well. It's always a fight to see who gets to scrape the crispy bits of the edge when it's all gone!
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Susy Wall @singing_chef

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Ingredients

25 mins hob time+30 mins oven time

6 servings

2 tbspolive oil
1large onion, finely chopped
1 stickcelery, finely chopped
3medium carrots, finely chopped1 tbsp olive oil
8-10potatoes, boiled and mashed with a little butter and salt to taste (you could do more if you like lots of mash on top like us!)
500 glean beef mince
300 gfrozen Quorn mince
350 mlveg stock - we use bouillon as its vegan and organic
1beef oxo cube (optional if you're using beef mince)
1 tbspplain flour
1 tbspbalsamic vinegar
1level tsp smoked paprika
1heaped tsp marmite (it makes all the difference - even if you're a marmite hater!)
1 tsptomato puree

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Steps

25 mins hob time+30 mins oven time

1

Heat the oil in a large pan (oven proof if possible to save on washing up!) Add the veg and cook for 10-15 mins until lovely and soft.
2

Add the beef mince and cook for 5 minutes or so until browned. Now add the Quorn mince and cook for a few minutes.
3

Sprinkle over the Oxo cube and paprika and stir into the mince. Add the balsamic vinegar and stir again. Add a few tbsps of stock and cook for a minute or two to allow the mince to absorb the flavour.
4

Sprinkle over the flour and stir well into the mince mix. Gradually add half of the remaining stock and simmer for a few minutes. The liquid should start to thicken. At this point, add the marmite and the tomato puree and stir again.
5

Add a little more of the stock and keep adding until the "gravy" reaches the desired consistency. You may not need all the stock.
6

Season the mixture with salt and pepper and take off the heat. If you have time, let the mince mixture and the mash cool a little as it's easier to build the pie when its had time to cool down.
7

When ready, pour the mince mix into a large ovenproof dish. Spoon the mashed potato on the top and fluff up with a fork.
8

Cook in a preheated oven at 190˚ for about 25-35 minutes. (If you have left the mixture to cool completely beforehand, reduce the heat of the oven to 180˚ and cook for 40 - 45 minutes.)
9

Serve with some fresh green veg whilst piping hot. Try not to fall out over the crispy bits!