Italian Cottage Pie With Cauliflower Cheese Mash
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Serves6
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Prep30 minutes
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Cook 1 hour 15 minutes
Ingredient
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1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
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1 brown onion, finely chopped
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2 celery stalks, finely chopped
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1 large carrot, finely chopped
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750g beef mince
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2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
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2 tablespoons plain flour
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2 tablespoons tomato paste
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½ cup beef stock
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410g can crushed tomatoes
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3 sprigs fresh thyme
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2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves
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¾ cup frozen peas
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¾ cup Perfect Italiano Perfect Bakes cheese
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Cauliflower cheese mash
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650g cauliflower, cut into florets
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600g cream delight potatoes, peeled, chopped
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25g butter
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2 tablespoons plain flour
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1½ cups milk
Recipe
1. Heat oil in a
large, deep frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and carrot.
Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened. Add mince. Cook, breaking up
mince with a wooden spoon, for 5 minutes or until just browned.
2. Add garlic,
flour and tomato paste. Stir well to combine. Gradually stir in stock and
tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil. Add thyme and
rosemary. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 15 minutes or until mixture thickens
and vegetables start to soften.
3. Meanwhile, make
Cauliflower cheese mashPlace cauliflower and potato in a large saucepan of
water over high heat. Bring to the boil. Boil for 8 to 10 minutes or until
vegetables are tender. Drain well. Return to pan. Place pan over low heat. Mash
until almost smooth. Remove from heat.
4. Melt butter in a
saucepan over medium heat. Add flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until
bubbling. Remove from heat. Gradually stir in milk until smooth and combined.
Return to heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture just starts to boil
and thickens. Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper. Stir ½ the sauce
through the cauliflower mash.
5. Preheat oven to
200˚C/180˚C fan-forced. Remove and discard thyme from mince mixture. Stir in
peas. Spoon mince mixture into an 8-cup-capacity ovenproof dish. Dollop with
mash. Drizzle remaining sauce over mash. Sprinkle with cheese. Place dish on a
baking tray with sides. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until top is golden. Stand
for 5 minutes. Serve.
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Nutrition: (per serve) 2192kJ; 24.1g fat; 12.1g sat fat; 41.3g
protein; 31.5g carbs; 7.7g fibre; 97mg chol; 714mg sodium.
Italian Cottage
Pie With Cauliflower Cheese Mash
