I was in the mood for real simple comfort food tonight. And I’d grabbed some love beef mince from the butcher on monday so decided a Cottage Pie was in order. Apparently, in the UK, Cottage Pie is the same as Shepherd’s Pie – but with beef. (Shepherd’s Pie is with lamb.) But no one really knows that. And besides, this isn’t really either as I didn’t use potatoes anyway. And I put spinach in it. And mushrooms. Actually – it’s not Shepherd’s Pie at all.
So I can call it whatever I want. Anyway, this uses worcestershire sauce which honestly, isn’t strictly paleo. But it’s a tablespoon for the entire recipe.
Photo sucks. Sorry – but it was delicious, I promise!
Not So Shepherd’s Pie
Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 200*C.
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In a skillet, drop in your olive oil and onions and cook the onions slowly until soft.
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While they are cooking, chop up the cauliflower and cook that in a separate pan - either in boiling water or steam it or microwave it or whatever you do to get your cauliflower soft.
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Add the beef mince and crushed garlic and cook until the beef is, well, cooked.
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Throw in the tomato paste and Worcestershire Sauce and combine. Then throw in your mushrooms. THEN add the spinach and wish that you'd chosen a bigger skillet like I didn't.
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Cover and cook slowly until the spinach is more or less wilted down.
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While this is happening, you can mash up the cauliflower with a potato smasher. If you really wanted to, you could add butter, but I didn't think it really needed it. I threw in the chives here.
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In a glass baking dish, spoon your meat mixture and pat it down so it's quite compact. Then smear the mashed cauliflower on top.
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Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes or so. If you REALLY wanted to, you could put some shredded cheese on top and grill it until bubbly. Comfort food!
