Mince and tatties

Name: Mince and tatties
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Scottish
Ingredients: 500g beef mince; 1 onion, chopped; 2 carrots, diced; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 400ml water; 1 tbsp cornflour; 900g floury potatoes, peeled and chopped; 50g butter; 75ml milk; 1 tbsp olive oil

Savoury beef mince with carrots in thick gravy, piled next to buttery mash.

Time50 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.14 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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500 gbeef mince
1onionchopped
2carrotsdiced
1 tbsptomato purée
400 mlwater
1 tbspcornflour
900 gfloury potatoespeeled and chopped
50 gbutter
75 mlmilk
1 tbspolive oil

Method

1
Boil the potatoes in salted water for 18 minutes until soft.
18 min
2
Heat the oil in a large pan and brown the mince for 6 minutes.
6 min
3
Add the onion and carrot and cook for 5 minutes.
5 min
4
Stir in the tomato purée and water, with extra pepper. Simmer for 20 minutes.
20 min
5
Mix the cornflour with cold water and stir in to thicken the gravy for 2 minutes.
2 min
6
Drain the potatoes and mash with the butter and milk. Serve with the mince.

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