For the top:
- 6 potatoes, peeled and diced
- 50g butter
- 1 cup milk
- a pinch of salt
- a glug of olive oil
- optional: grated cheddar cheese
For the bottom:
- 500g mince
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic bulbs
- 2 tbs cornflour
- 2 small tubs (about 4 tbs) tomato paste
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 stock cube in 1 cup of water
- 1 or 2 carrots, finely chopped
- 1 or 2 zucchini
- optional: spinach or celery
- optional: splash of Worcestershire sauce
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180C.
- Boil some water and peel then chop the potatoes. Boil these for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, fry onion, garlic and cumin. Add the mince to brown and then the veggies.
- Add the cornflour, then the stock, paste and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Drain the potatoes, then add butter, milk, salt and optional cheese. Mash well.
- Spoon the mince into a deep oven dish and then spread the mash on top of this.
- Bake for 20 – 25 minutes, checking to see when the top is golden.
- Allow to cool so the mash sets a bit further.