Shepherd's Pie (Low Fat)

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 2 onions, finely sliced
• 1 large carrot(s), finely diced
• 2 celery sticks, finely diced
• 500 g minced lamb or beef
• 2 tbsp flour
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cube of stock and 500 ml of water
• 1 ¼ kg potatoes
• 125 ml milk (semi-skimmed)
• 20 g parsley, chopped
• Paprika powder
• Oil (preferably cooking oil spray)
• salt and pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 40 minutes

Spray a large frying pan with cooking oil spray and heat. Add the onions, carrots, and celery, stirring constantly over medium heat (about 5 minutes), until the vegetables are softened. Set the vegetables aside. Lightly spray the pan with oil again and fry the mince until browned. Add the flour and stir for 2-3 minutes. Then add the vegetables, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, stock cube, and 500 ml water. Mix everything together and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Peel and chop the potatoes, and cook until tender. Drain the water. Add the milk, salt, and pepper, and mash until mashed. Add the parsley to the mince mixture and transfer it to a 1.5-liter casserole dish. Spread the mashed potatoes over the top, using a fork to poke patterns into the mash. Sprinkle with a little paprika and bake in the oven at full heat until the potato layer is browned. It might be difficult to get cooking oil spray in Germany, so just use regular oil. It won’t be low-fat, but it’ll still taste good.