Mr Wallace's Shepherd Pie

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Filling:

1tbsp good olive oil

1 white onion, diced

2 garlic cloves, diced

500g lamb mince

200ml passata

200g chopped tomatoes

2 celery stalks, diced

2 carrots, diced

150ml good beef stock

1tbsp fresh thyme leaves

2 bay leaves

Cauli Mash:

1 large cauliflower, chopped up small

150ml double cream

50g butter

150g mature cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 200c/180c fan

Prepare the cauliflower mash first.

Place the cauliflower, cream and butter in a microwaveable bowl and nuke for 4 minutes on full power.

Stir it all round to ensure everything is coated in cream and put it back in for another 4 minutes on full power.

Tip the contents into a blender with 100g of the cheese and pulse until smooth and velvety. Set aside.

Heat the oil in a large sauté pan at medium heat and fry the onions and garlic for 5-10 minutes until soft but not browned.

Add the celery and carrots and cook for a further 5 minutes.

Add the lamb mince and cook until browned.

Add the passata and chopped tomatoes, stir together and simmer for 5 minutes.

Add the stock, thyme and bay leaves then season well with salt and pepper, cover then

simmer gently for 40 minutes.

Place the lamb filling into a capacious casserole dish then spread the cauliflower mash on top.

Sprinkle the remaining 50g of cheese on top and bang it in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.