Cottage pie with kumara gratin top

Ingredients

800 g	Beef mince (Main)
2 Tbsp	Oil
1	Onion, diced
1	Carrot, peeled and chopped
1 stalk	Celery, chopped
2 Tbsp	Tomato paste
2 Tbsp	Worcestershire sauce
1 cup	Mixed vegetables, frozen
3 Tbsp	Tomato sauce
1 tin	Tomatoes
2	Orange kumara, peeled and cut into thin slices
¼ cup	Cheddar cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 170C. Heat a large fry pan over high heat. Add the oil and the onion, carrot and celery. Season with salt and pepper and cook for 8 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
2. Add the mince and cook for 10 minutes or until the mince is browned. Add the tomato sauce and Worcestershire sauce and cook for 5 minutes. Add the mixed vegetables, tomato sauce and tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and place in a medium sized oven tray.
3. Top with the kumara and cover with cheese. Bake for 30 minutes or until the kumara is cooked.

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