The Case of the Missing Comfort

Name: beef mince shepherd’s pie with peas
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 300 g beef mince; 150 g peas; 200 g tomatoes, diced; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 tbsp flour; 120 ml milk; 1 tsp mixed herbs; ½ tsp oregano; to taste salt; to taste pepper

aka beef mince shepherd’s pie with peas

A hard‑boiled detective story where the missing comfort is found under a fluffy milk‑scented crust—no clues left behind!

30minutes

235kcal / serving

4serves

Mediumdifficulty

no shops were harmed

Ingredients

300 gbeef mince
150 gpeas
200 gtomatoes, diced
1 clovegarlic, minced
1 tbspflour
120 mlmilk
1 tspmixed herbs
½ tsporegano
to tastesalt
to tastepepper

22gprotein

9gcarbs

12gfat

≈ 235 kcal each, ish

Method

Preheat oven to 190 °C.
In a skillet over medium heat, sauté garlic until aromatic, then add beef mince and brown, about 5 minutes.
Stir in flour and cook 1 minute; pour in milk, stirring until the sauce thickens.
Add tomatoes, peas, mixed herbs, oregano, salt and pepper. Simmer 8‑10 minutes until the filling is cohesive.
Transfer the filling to a shallow baking dish. Smooth the top with a spatula.
Bake for 12‑15 minutes until the surface is lightly golden and the interior reaches 71 °C for safe beef consumption.

For a richer top, brush the surface with a tiny drizzle of melted butter before the final bake – it adds a subtle sheen and extra comfort.

Serve alongside Don a trench coat, dim the lights, and listen to a classic noir jazz vinyl while the pie bakes.

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