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Savoury Mince and Mash

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Now Savory Mince and Mash is so easy to make in a rush. It is exactly what you need when the nights are long or you just want a deliciously tasty, comforting dish. This can be done when you get in from work, no need to bake, just one pan & Savory Mince is dinner done. I made double the mash needed the day before, saving even more time on a Monday night! I also have beef joint gravy from the freezer, but I have included the recipe to make gravy on the day if you don't have any to hand.

Click the Method tab below to see a step-by-step guide on how to make my Savory Mince and Mash, along with some pictures as a guide.

savoury mince and mash plated

ingredients

Here's what you need :¬)

serves 4

Mince

  • 350g beef & pork mince
  • 1 medium onion finely diced
  • 1 medium carrot finely grated
  • 2 sticks celary finely diced
  • 3 cloves garlic finely diced
  • 4 small tomatoes finely diced
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 125g garden peas
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt crushed
  • 1 tsp black pepper corns crushed

Gravy

  • 10g salted butter
  • 1/2 dessert spoon bisto powder
  • 1/2 dessert spoon plain flour
  • 1 OXO beef stock cube
  • 1 OXO veg stock cube
  • 300ml cold water

Mash

  • 1.2 kg potatoes, peeled & quartered
  • 1 heaped Tbsp Salt
  • 50ml warm milk
  • 50g warm butter

method

This is such an easy dish to put together and perfect to use up those mashed potatoes that you have left over from the day before. There's just a little veg' prep' of onions, carrots and celery, which are key to obtaining truly flavoursome meal.

No left-over mash? No worries, I've got you covered! Here's how I make perfect fluffy mashed potatoes. You can put these on to boil while you make the Savory Mince :-)

fluffy mashed potatoes

  1. rinse the potatoes in a large pan to remove some of the starch
  2. cover with cold water
  3. add 1 good heaped Tbsp salt
  4. cover and bring to the boil
  5. simmer for 20mins, or until soft enough to stick a fork in them without any resistance
  6. drain through a colander
  7. put the milk & butter into the potato pan
  8. add the potatoes back into the pan
  9. cover and allow them to steam for a couple of mins while the butter melts
  10. mash with a potato masher until they are all broken down
  11. finish by whisking the mash vigorously with a fork until it is completely lump free*

*Finishing the mash with a fork stops it from going 'gloopy' and starchy (as it can do with a potato masher) giving you the perfect fluffy mash.

prepare the ingredients for the savoury mince:

ingredients
ingredients
  1. Brown off the minced beef
  2. add carrots, onions and celery
  3. add salt & pepper
add carrots, onions & celery
carrots onion celery added to browned mince
  1. add carrots, onions and celery, then sweat down until soft
add tomatoes & garlic
tomatoes and garlic added
  1. add tomatoes & garlic, stir well until soft
  2. add a good dash of Worcestershire sauce
add peas
peas added
  1. add peas & stir in

method for gravy

Make the gravy in a separate pan.

  1. add your butter to a medium sauce pan allow it to melt
  2. add your flour and combine to create a roux
  3. mix your bisto with the 300ml of water & whisk
  4. crumble in both your stock cubes
  5. add the water & bisto mix to your pan
  6. stir constantly until it thickens & starts to simmer
  7. now add into your savory mince
  8. check the seasoning add salt if required
add gravy
gravy added
  1. add gravy, stir & heat through
savoury mince & mash
savoury mince and mash plated

quick, easy and oh! So tasty.