Cottage pie, low-cal

Produce

• Onion, chopped to 4 mm / ⅛" – 1 large (150 g)
• Carrot, chopped to 5 mm / ¼" – 2 medium (200 g)
• Celery, chopped to 3 mm / ⅛" – 2 stalks (150 g)
• Mushrooms, chopped (optional) – 4 small (40 g)
• Canned tomatoes, chopped – 1 can (400 g)
• Tomato paste, purée or passata – 36 g
• Celeriac, peeled and cut into ½" / 1.3 cm cubes – 1 small (500 g)
• Leeks, quartered lengthways and cut into 3 mm / ⅛" slices – 1⅔ leek (150 g)

Meat & Poultry

• Beef, extra-lean, minced – 250 g

Dairy & Eggs

• Crème fraïche, half-fat – 100 g

Fats & Oils

• Cooking spray – as needed
• Oil, groundnut – 5 g

Herbs & Spices

• Star anise (optional) – 1 regular
• Bay leaf – 2 leaves (0.6 g)
• Thyme, fresh, leaves only – 1.5 g
• Salt – 5.8 g
• Pepper, cayenne or black – 1 smidgen (0.3 g)
• White pepper – 0.3 g
• Nutmeg (optional) – 0.15 g

Sauces & Condiments

• Beef stock cubes, such as oxo – 1 piece (12 g)
• Worcestershire sauce – 17 g