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Shepherd's Pie Parcels

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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 45m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 brown onion, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, finely chopped
  • 300 grams lean ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup green peas (frozen)
  • 440 grams puff pastry (4 sheets, reduced-fat and just thawed)
  • 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, coarsely grated
  • 475 gram mashed potatoes (Woolworths Classic Mash specified stirred until smooth - not heated)
  • 1 large egg (beaten)
  • Tomato sauce, to serve (optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat and cook onion and carrot, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened and then add mince and oregano and cook, breaking up the mince with a wooden a spoon, for 5 minutes or until browned.

  • Step 2: Add tomato paste and sauce and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds and then add 1/2 cup water and bring to the boil and stir in peas and cook for 2 minutes or until sauce thickens and then set aside to cool.

  • Step 3: Preheat oven to 220C and line 2 large baking trays with baking paper.

  • Step 4: Cut each pastry sheet in half to form 8 rectangles and trim length to 20cm and place 4 rectangles on prepared trays and top with cheese, mash and mince mixture.

  • Step 5: Cover with remaining pastry rectangles and using a fork, press edges together to seal and trim edges if needed.

  • Step 6: Brush pastry parcels with egg and bake for 30 minutes or until golden and crisp.

  • Step 7: Serve with tomato sauce, if desired.


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