Ingredients
For the pie:
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 leek, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped
- 25g butter
- 500g minced British Turkey
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 110g (4oz) frozen peas
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves, roughly chopped
For the mash:
- 1kg potatoes, peeled
- 25g butter
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 50g Cheddar, finely grated
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 200°C, 400°F, gas mark 6.
For the pie, finely chop the onion, leek and carrot.
Melt butter in a frying pan and gently fry the vegetable mixture for 8-10 minutes until tender.
Remove from the pan and set aside.
Add the turkey mince to the pan, turn up the heat and fry for about 5 minutes.
Add the vegetable mixture, the Worcestershire sauce, peas, tomatoes, tomato puree and thyme.
Stir and simmer for 20 minutes until reduced.
Meanwhile, for the mash, cut the potatoes into even-sized chunks and cook in boiling, salted water for 20 minutes.
Drain and mash with butter and seasoning. Stir in half the Cheddar.
Season the mince mixture and spoon into a shallow ovenproof dish.
Top with the Cheddar mash.
Sprinkle over the remaining cheese and cook for 30 minutes until golden brown and hot.
