Recipes
Shepherd’s Pie (Baby 12 - 18 months)
This is a tasty, wholesome and nutritious meal, and can be frozen for future use.| Ingredients |
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| Ingredients for 8 portions: |
| 1 tablespoon vegetable oil |
| 1 large onion, peeled and chopped |
| 1 small red pepper, chopped |
| 1 garlic clove, crushed |
| 1lb lean minced beef |
| 10 fl oz beef stock |
| 1 tablespoon tomato puree |
| 6 oz mushrooms, sliced |
| 2lbs potatoes |
| 1 ½ oz butter |
| 4 tablespoons milk |
| Step | Description |
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| 1 | Heat the oil and add the onion, garlic and red pepper. |
| 2 | After 4 minutes add the meat and brown. |
| 3 | Transfer the mix to a saucepan and add the stock, tomato puree and mushrooms. |
| 4 | Cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes. |
| 5 | In a separate saucepan, boil the potatoes, then drain, add the butter and mash. |
| 6 | Pour the meat into the bottom of a baking dish and cover with the mashed potato. |
| 7 | Cook in a preheated oven (170° C / 350° F / Gas Mark 4) for 20 minutes. |
Note.
If your child doesn’t like the texture of minced beef, you can soften this by blending the sauce and meat mix before baking.