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Upside-Down Beef Cottage Pie
Upside-Down Beef Cottage Pie

Upside-Down Beef Cottage Pie

with Thyme-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes & Parmesan

We're turning the classic cottage pie on its head - literally! Start with the creamy mashed potato topping and use it as the base for a rich bolognese sauce. The potato soaks up the delicious juices and blistered cherry tomatoes cap it all off beautifully. There are plenty of upsides to this upside-down dinner!

Tags:
Not Suitable for Coeliacs
Naturally Gluten-Free
Allergens:
Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Always read product labels for the most up-to-date allergen information. Visit hellofresh.com.au/foodinfo for allergen and ingredient information. If you have received a substitute ingredient, please be aware allergens may have changed.

Preparation Time40 minutes
Cooking Time
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

/ Serving 4 people

1 bunch

thyme

1 punnet

cherry tomatoes

4 unit

potatoes

1 unit

brown onion

4 clove

garlic

1 unit

carrot

1 unit

zucchini

1 packet

beef mince

1 sachet

Italian herbs

1 sachet

tomato paste

3 box

passata

2 cube

beef stock

1 punnet

basil

2 packet

Parmesan cheese

(Contains: Milk;)

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

1 tbs

balsamic vinegar

80 g

butter

(Contains: Milk;)

⅓ cup

milk

(Contains: Milk;)

½ tsp

salt

2 tsp

brown sugar

Nutritional Values

per serving
Calories2840 kcal
Fat32.1 g
of which saturates18.7 g
Carbohydrate47.6 g
of which sugars18.7 g
Protein44.5 g
Sodium1240 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Utensils

Baking Paper
Baking Tray
Large Non-Stick Pan
Large Pan
Lid

Cooking Steps

Roast the tomatoes
1

Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil. Pick the thyme leaves. Place the thyme, cherry tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, a drizzle of olive oil and a good pinch of salt and pepper on an oven tray lined with baking paper. Toss to coat, then roast until fragrant and lightly charred, 20-25 minutes.

TIP: Hold each thyme sprig at the top, then gently run your fingers down to remove the leaves. If the sprigs are very soft, you can just chop them instead.

Get prepped
2

While the tomatoes are roasting, peel the potato and cut into 2cm chunks. Finely chop the brown onion. Finely chop the garlic (or use a garlic press). Grate the carrot (unpeeled) and zucchini (or finely chop if you prefer).

Cook the potato
3

Add the potato to the saucepan of boiling water and cook until easily pierced with a knife, 10-15 minutes. Drain and return to the saucepan. Add 60g butter, the milk and the salt and mash with a potato masher or fork until smooth. Cover with a lid to keep warm.

Cook the mince
4

In a large frying pan, heat a good drizzle of olive oil over a medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 3-4 minutes. Increase the heat to high, add the beef mince and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until browned, 4-5 minutes. Add the garlic and Italian herbs and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.

Make it saucy
5

Add the carrot and zucchini to the frying pan and cook, stirring, until softened, 4 minutes. Add the tomato paste and stir to coat. Add the passata and crumble in the beef stock cubes. Stir until well combined. Reduce the heat to medium and add the brown sugar and remaining 20g butter. Simmer until thickened slightly, 4-5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. While the sauce is simmering, pick and thinly slice the basil leaves.

TIP: Seasoning is key in this dish! Taste and add more salt or pepper if you like.

Serve up
6

Divide the mashed potato between bowls. Top with the bolognese sauce and shaved Parmesan cheese. Top with the thyme-roasted cherry tomatoes and garnish the adults' portions with the basil.

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