This is the best spooky dinner for All Hallows Eve! My Halloween Graveyard Pie takes a delicious cottage pie and makes it a little scarier.
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine British, English, International
Servings 6people
Calories 300kcal
Ingredients
4baking potatoes
500gmince beef
2carrots
2parsnips
2onions
2beef cubes from knorr
1flavour pot garden herbs from knorr
Glug of red wineoptional
1tablespoonof Worcestershire sauce2 if you want a stronger taste
salt and pepper
thyme
6small potatoes for the gravestones
Instructions
Peel the potatoes and cut up into small chunks. Pop them in a pan of cold water and bring to the oil to cook until soft.
Meanwhile:
Cut up the onions and allow to soften in a pan with a little oil.
Add the beef until brown and then add the carrots and parsnips and leave them to soften on a low heat stirring regularly. - When everything is soft add the beef cubes, flavour pot and 500ml of water.
Add a glug of wine and salt and pepper to taste.
Allow to cook on a low heat until the potatoes are ready.
Preheat the oven to 160°C (150°C fan)
Cut a little but off the bottom of the potatoes so they can stand up and then cut them into slices (see the photo above).
Place on a baking tray and drizzle with oil, sprinkle with salt, pepper and thyme.
When the potatoes are soft drain and pop them back into the pan.
Add a little blob of butter and a splash of milk and mash the potato.
In an oven proof dish pour in the beef and vegetables. Add 200ml of water and stir in. Adding the extra water will help insure there will be some gravy/sauce when you serve it.
Add the mash potato on top and pop into the oven 30-45 minutes.
Add the potato gravestones in to the oven at the same time.
The dinner is ready when the gravestones are done and the potato has started to brown and crisp on the top
Nutrition
Calories: 300kcal
Please note that the nutrition information provided above is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
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