Savoury Mince With Sweet Potato Mash Recipes

SAVOURY MINCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan, then add onion, celery and carrot and sauté for 5 minutes, or until softened. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
• Add beef mince / ground beef and cook, breaking up with a spatula or wooden spoon, for 8-10 minutes until browned.
• Add flour and stir through, then add in potato, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste and season with salt and pepper and stir to combine. Bring to boil, then reduce to a simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until potato has cooked and sauce is thickened. If the liquid evaporates too quickly before the potato cooks through, add a little more stock to the saucepan.
• Stir in peas and cook for 2-3 minutes until tender. Serve on top of toast, rice or a baked potato.

SWEET POTATO-TOPPED COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• For the base: heat half of the oil in a pan, add the onion and fry until it starts to soften, then add the garlic, celery and carrot and cook until soft. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a separate frying pan and fry the mince in batches, scooping each batch out with a slotted spoon and leave any excess oil behind.
• Add the mince to the veg, then stir in the tomato purée and cook for 1 min. Stir in the passata and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook over a very low heat for 1½-2 hrs, then add the milk and cook for 30 mins. If you're making the base ahead of time, you can leave it to cool at this stage then freeze for up to a month. (Defrost fully before using in the next step.)
• To finish the recipe, heat more oil in a pan and fry another onion until it starts to soften. Add the carrot and celery and fry until tender. Add the thyme and bay and cook for 1 min, then tip in the mince base and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for 20 mins (take off the lid towards the end if it's not thick enough).
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Cook the sweet potatoes in simmering water until tender, drain well, then add the milk and mash the potatoes.
• Tip the meat mixture into a casserole dish and level it out (fish out the thyme and bay and discard), then pile the potato mixture on top and spread it out. Cook for 30 mins or until the top begins to brown.

SAVOURY MINCE

Steps:

• Peel the onions garlic and carrot and cut into small pieces. Mince the garlic.
• Put the oil in a large pan over a medium heat and cook the onions and carrot for 5 minutes until softened, stirring occasionally.
• Add the garlic and cook, stirring for 1 minute then use a slotted spoon to transfer the vegetable to another dish.
• Return the pan to the heat and add the mince. Break it up with a spoon and spread into an even layer, turning regularly to brown the mince and break it up completely.
• Add the flour to the pan and stir through for a minute.
• Pour in the stock, Worcester sauce, Bovril, stock, herbs and pepper. Return the vegetables to the pan.
• Bring the savoury mince to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the peas and cook for 5 minutes more then check the seasoning and consistency before serving. Mix a teaspoon of cornflour with water and stir into the mixture if it seems too thin.

SAVOURY MINCE WITH SWEET POTATO MASH

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to the boil.
• Carefully add the sweet potato and boil for 15 minutes or until soft.
• Drain sweet potato and return to pot, season with salt and pepper. Add 2 tbsp water and mash until smooth.
• Heat olive oil in large frypan on high heat.
• Add beef mince and garlic to the pan, season well and sauté until browned.
• Add grated vegetables, tinned tomatoes and peas to pan.
• Simmer for 10 minutes. Steam the broccoli in the microwave or on the stovetop.
• Serve the mince with mashed sweet potato and steamed broccoli.
• Store in an airtight container in refrigerator for 4 days or freeze for up to 3 months.