Beef Cobbler  

Ingredients

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Price*

 

1 onion

1

0.14

1 x 400g minced beef

1.75kg

3.13

1 x carrot

1

0.07

1 x courgette

1

0.31

1 x beef stock cube

97g

0.29**

1 x 200g can chopped tomatoes

227g

0.42

100g (3 1/2oz) self-raising flour

1.5kg

0.31

5ml (1 tsp) baking powder

170g

   0.37

25g (1 oz) butter

250g

0.53

25g (1 oz) cheddar cheese

Small Block

1.48

 

 

 

Total cost for this recipe

 

 £7.05*

 

 

 

* Prices taken from Tesco online shopping website in January 2007, and are to be used as a guide only.

**You may already have store cupboard ingredients, in which case the price will reduce.

 

Preparation Time

30 minutes

Cooking Time

40 minutes

Serves 2

 

 

Method

·         Finely chop the onion and add it to a saucepan with the mince and brown.

·         Dice the carrot and courgette and add them to a pan and cook for a few minutes. Crumble in the stock cube. Add the tomatoes and cover and cook for 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 220°C, 425°F, gas mark 7.

·         Sieve the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Add the butter in pieces and rub in until breadcrumbs. Grate the cheese and add with 50ml (2fl oz) water. Mix to a smooth dough.

·         Pat dough to 1cm (1⁄2in) thick. Cut out 4 scones. Place half of the mince into an ovenproof dish and­ top with 2 of the scones. Cook for 20 minutes.