Everything but Beetroot

The Daily Mail tells me that as part of the new compulsory cooking classes that the government are looking to introduce, shepherd’s pie is likely to be one of the things that young people are going to be asked to make.By happy coincidence that’s what I made for dinner last night.

Ingredients:

• 400g of mince
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 1 tin haricot beans
• 1/2 teaspoon tamarind paste
• 2 cloves garlic
• Tabasco sauce
• 2 tablespoons thick tomato soup
• 2 large potatoes, peeled and cubed

Method:

Set a large pan of water to boil. Once boiling put the potatoes in to cook.

Heat a large dry frying pan and add the mince and onion. Break up the mince and stir constantly for 3-4 minutes until meat is browned. Add a dash of water, the beans, garlic, tamarind, Tabasco and soup and heat through.

Mash the potatoes once they are soft.

Transfer the mince to an oven-proof dish cover with the mash and put under the grill until the potato is golden brown.

Serve with peas.