The recipe can easily be halved for a smaller pie ... more until the potatoes are just tender. Mix a little cold water into 1 tbsp cornflour until smooth then stir into the mince and simmer ...

Cumberland pie is a classic ... a layer of mashed potatoes. But, where shepherd's pie is made with ground lamb (hence the "shepherd" name), and cottage pie is made with beef mince, Cumberland ...

If you want to be sure of exactly what has gone into your mince then choose a whole piece of pork and ask your butcher to mince it for you (most butchers will be happy to do this). Try mixing a ...

“We’ve used pork and beef to bulk out and flavour the mixture inside the pie, but you ... then transfer the mince mixture to the casserole dish. Top with the sweet potato mixture, sprinkle ...