Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6. Peel the potatoes and chop them into egg-sized pieces. Boil for around [timerminutes=10]10 minutes[/timer] until soft then drain and mash together with a little butter or milk. Leave to one side.
1 kg potatoes, 10 g butter
Pour the oil into a large pan and over a medium heat, fry the onions and carrots for around 5 minutes until soft.
1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 onions, 150 g carrots
Add the Quorn mince and fry for around 2 minutes.
300 g Quorn Mince
Add the tinned chopped tomatoes. to the mince with the vegetable stock, tomato puree, Worcestershire sauce and stir it all together. Season with salt and pepper and simmer for 5 minutes
400 g chopped tomatoes, 200 ml vegetable stock, 2 tablespoon tomato puree, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 dash salt, 1 dash freshly ground black pepper
Transfer to an ovenproof dish and spread the mash over the top. Start at the edges and work towards the middle. Level off with a fork. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until the top starts to brown.
Boil or steam the green vegetables until tender whilst the cottage pie is cooking and serve everything together.
Notes
Notes
Substitutions
Quorn Mince - I've tested this recipe with Quorn mince which is a particular brand. You could use other plant-based or meat-free mince products. Quorn is not suitable for vegans, but other plant-based mince products are.
Potato - you could also use Sweet Potato as the topping, or half and half.
Vegetables - I've used onions and carrots in this recipe. You can also add in leeks, celery, garden peas, and mushrooms.
Storage
Quorn mince can be frozen and can be cooked from frozen making this a great standby. If you want to defrost it in the fridge, you should cook it within 24 hours. Once cooked, a Quorn cottage pie will keep well in the fridge for 48 hours. You can also freeze it, even if the mince was frozen before. Let it cool and place in the freezer for up to one month. To eat it, let it defrost fully in the fridge for 24 hours and reheat it until it is piping hot. Like with meat, you should only reheat the dish once.