Beef And Cauli-Mash Cottage Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    800 g beef mince
    2 tablespoons butter
    1 large onion, finely chopped
    1 head of broccoli, finely chopped
    2 garlic cloves, finely chipped
    1 capsicum, finely chopped
    1 (400 g) can whole canned tomatoes
    1 cup beef stock
    1 bay leaf
    4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
    2 tablespoons dried basil
    FOR THE CAULI-MASH
    1 head cauliflower, broken into florets
    2 eggs
    100 g butter
    1 teaspoon salt and pepper
    1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Preparation
    preheat oven to 190c.
    fry mince in butter until brown. break it up. Use a cast iron pot you can bake if possible.
    remove meat from pan, add onions, broccoli and capsicum to same pan and fry until soft. add garlic and saute.
    Add rest of ingredients, return mince and mix well.
    Turn heat down to low and leave to simmer for 30mins. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
    WHile sauce is cooking, make cauli mash. Steam Cauli until soft, drain off any excess moisture.
    Blend or use stick blender to puree cauliflower. While blender is still running add in eggs and butter. Season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
    To assemble, fill pie dish (or your cast iron pan) with mince an smooth out. Add cauli mix and smooth again. Cover with cheese if you desire.
    Grill for 15mins or until golden brown.

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