Minced Beef & Onion, Creamed Potato and Garden Peas

Minced Beef & Onion, Creamed Potato and Garden Peas

Ingrediants; Approxomate, can be adjusted to your own requirements;

400g British Minced Beef,

3 large Onions,

3 Oxo Cubes,

1 tablespoon Heinz Ketchup[optional]

6 to 8 Medium Potato,

Salt,Pepper to taste

Parsley - to taste,

1 to 2 tabelespoons Milk,

1oz Butter or Spread,

2 - 3 tablespoons,

400g Approx of Frozen Garden Peas, 

Plain Flour for thickening

Preperation;  It usualy takes me about 20 minutes preperation time

I have based this recipe on my family of 2 adults and 3 children.

1] Prepare, peel and chop potatoes, cook in saucepan of water untill tender. Remove from heat and drain, set aside. I tend to leave lid on the pan to allow potoes to finish cooking in there own steam. Then mash the potato and add butter,milk and seasoning to taste. At the same time In another saucepan of boiling water put the garden peas in and cook untill tender.

2] Prepare, peel and slice Onions

3] Prepare stock ; In boiling water approx 1/2pint, crumble & disolve Oxo cubes to make stock
4] In saucepan on medium heat put a little hot water, add the mince and break up with a spoon, to prevent clumps. Cook mince for about 10 minutes. Add the sliced onions, seasoning to taste add  the stock, reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for about 20minutes

5] While mince is cooking Place flour into bowl, add water to create a paste, making sure it is blended and no lumps then whisk in a few tablespoons of the gravy from the mince, mix well then add the paste slowly, into the mince and stir well. Remove from heat.

6] Place food into serving dishes or serve directly onto plate.

Hints & Tips

I put cooked mince into foild containers,when cold I put into freezer and then re heat another time in oven for about 40  minutes, ensure food is piping hot

If you wish, you could cook extra mince or if you have mice left over, why not make some creamed potato or if you have potato left over, make it into a cottage pie for another day. Peas left over can always be added to the mince.