Low Carb Cottage Pie

Kelly Fouche
Kelly Fouche @cook_16791374
Cape Town

For weeknight dinners I try to be as carb-conscience and health conscience as possible. In a perfect world, I would be happy to eat lean meat with green veg for supper, but it's winter and I need a bit more oomph in my diet, so this is as healthy as I could go.

Low Carb Cottage Pie

For weeknight dinners I try to be as carb-conscience and health conscience as possible. In a perfect world, I would be happy to eat lean meat with green veg for supper, but it's winter and I need a bit more oomph in my diet, so this is as healthy as I could go.

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Ingredients

6 servings
  1. 2 Tcoconut oil
  2. 2garlic cloves, minced
  3. 1onion, finely chopped
  4. 2carrots, finely chopped
  5. 2ribs celery, finely chopped
  6. 800 gbeef mince
  7. 60 gtomato paste
  8. 2 cupsbeef stock
  9. 1/2 cupred wine
  10. 2 tbspWorcestershire sauce
  11. 2 tdried thyme
  12. 3bay leaves
  13. 2 Tcornflour mixed with a bit of water
  14. 1big butternut, peeled and cut into cubes
  15. 1/2 cupplain yoghurt
  16. 1 tnutmeg
  17. 2 Tcoconut oil
  18. salt and pepper

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 190C.

  2. 2

    Place the butternut with the 2 T of coconut oil, nutmeg and salt and pepper in a big roasting dish. Mix and roast for 30 minutes or until soft.

  3. 3

    In a big pan brown the onion and garlic in the 2 T coconut oil.

  4. 4

    Add the carrots and celery and saute until soft.

  5. 5

    Add the mince, breaking it up as it browns.

  6. 6

    Add the tomato paste, red wine, stock, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, bay leaves and salt and pepper and mix.

  7. 7

    Add the cornstarch slurry.

  8. 8

    Bring to a boil and then simmer on medium heat until the liquid has become a thick gravy. About 40 minutes.

  9. 9

    When the butternut is soft, transfer to a bowl and add the yoghurt. Blitz with a hand-held blender until it is mashed.

  10. 10

    When the mince is ready (the gravy should be thick and not at all runny), transfer it to the dish wherein the butternut was cooked.

  11. 11

    Add the butternut mash to the dish, creating a second layer.

  12. 12

    Put the dish back in the oven for 30 minutes.

  13. 13

    Serve with chopped Italian parsley and chillies.

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