Pilchard cottage pie

Name: Pilchard cottage pie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4-6 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 4-6 potatoes peeled and cut into chunks; 30 ml butter or margerine; 60 ml milk; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 onion medium, chopped; oil for frying; 10 ml curry powder; 1 pilchards in sweet chilli sauce; 1 mixed vegetables drained; 125 ml breadcrumbs fresh

4-6 servings Prep: 10 mins, Cooking: 45 mins

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By Food24 June 11 2019

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Ingredients (10)

4-6	potatoes — peeled and cut into chunks
30 ml	butter — or margerine
60 ml	milk
	salt and freshly ground black pepper
1	onion — medium, chopped
	oil — for frying
10 ml	curry powder
1	pilchards — in sweet chilli sauce
1	mixed vegetables — drained
125 ml	breadcrumbs — fresh

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Method:

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a casserole dish and set it aside.

1. Cook the potatoes in salted boiling water until soft. Drain and mash with the butter or margarine and milk. Season with salt and pepper.

2. In another saucepan, sauté the onion in oil and add the curry powder. Add the pilchards with the sauce, breaking the fish into large chunks. Gently mix in the vegetables. Season with salt and pepper.

3. Spoon the mixture into the casserole dish and top with the mashed potatoes. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs on top. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes until crunchy and golden.