This is my version of an old reliable recipe for cottage pie.

Cottage Pie.

Ingredients.

• Minced beef 500 grams.
• One onion diced.
• 400 millilitres of beef stock.
• 150 millilitres of red wine.
• 2 tablespoons of tomato puree.
• 1 tablespoon of plain flour.
• 2 teaspoons of dried thyme.
• Kikkoman Soy Sauce to taste.
• Ground salt & pepper to taste.
• 2 potatoes.
• 50 millilitres of olive oil.
• Grated cheese, the amount depends on your love of cheese.

Instructions.

1. Heat half of the olive oil in a large pan. Add the onion & cook until softened. Set aside onto a separate plate.
2. Fry the mince in the remaining olive oil, turning it until it is browned all over.
3. Stir in the onion & tomato puree, cooking for a further minute.
4. Stir in the flour, cooking for a further minute.
5. Pour in the red wine & add the thyme, mix in well.
6. Add the beef stock & simmer for 45 minutes. Season with salt & pepper & add Kikkoman Soy Sauce to taste. Keep warm on low heat.
7. Preheat grill.
8. Chop up the potatoes & put them in a pan of salted water.
9. Bring to a boil, then simmer until soft.
10. Drain the potatoes, add a knob of butter & a  splash of butter then mash.
11. Season to taste.
12. Put the mince filling in a baking dish, I used two separate smaller dishes.
13. Spoon the mash over the top of the mince filling & smooth out.
14. Sprinkle grated cheese over the top.
15. Grill under the preheated grill until the cheese has melted & begun to brown. 
16. Serve. I had mine with boiled peas & carrots on the side.

This recipe made enough for 4 smaller servings, or for someone like me two servings.