Beef Mince & Sweet Potato Bake

Ingredients

Beef Mince Filling

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 500 g lean beef mince
• 2 tbsp BlixSam Smoke Craft
• 1 tsp BlixSam Steakhouse
• 1 tsp BlixSam Garlic Melt
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 ripe tomatoes, grated
• 250 ml beef stock
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Sweet Potato Topping

• 3 large sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced into 5 mm rounds
• 250 ml fresh cream
• 2 cups grated mature Cheddar cheese
• 1 tsp BlixSam Garlic Melt
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.
3. Add the onion and cook until soft. Stir in the garlic and red pepper and cook for 2–3 minutes.
4. Add the beef mince and cook until browned, breaking it up with a spoon.
5. Season with BlixSam Smoke Craft, BlixSam Steakhouse and BlixSam Garlic Melt.
6. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes before adding the grated tomatoes, beef stock and Worcestershire sauce.
7. Simmer for 10–15 minutes until the sauce has thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
8. Spoon the mince mixture into a greased ovenproof baking dish.
9. Arrange the sweet potato slices over the mince, slightly overlapping each other.
10. Mix the cream with the remaining BlixSam Garlic Melt and pour evenly over the sweet potatoes.
11. Sprinkle generously with the grated Cheddar cheese.
12. Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are tender and the cheese is golden and bubbling.
13. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley before serving.

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