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Mini

me atballs

Prep: 15 minutes

Cook:10–20minutes

Makes: 16 minimeatballs

Directions

1 Heat theoilin a fryingpan.Addthe

onionandfry untilsoft, thenaddthebeef

minceandgarlic, andfry untilbrowned.

Leaveto cool.

2 Putthecoldmince, potatoes,thyme,

carrot, tomatopaste,halfof thePanko

breadcrumbsandhalfof theegginto a

bowl. Mix wellandshapeinto 16 balls.

Dipin theremainingeggandrollin the

remainingbreadcrumbs.

3 Heat a littleoilin a fryingpan.Fry the

ballsfor5 to 8 minutes,untilbrownedand

cookedthrough.Alternatively,preheat

theovento 200°Cfan/400 ̊F/gasmark6.

Puta littleoilona bakingsheet androll

theballsin theoil. Bake in theovenfor 15

minutes,untilbrownandheatedthrough.

Prep: 20 minutes

Cook: 1 hr 15minutes

Makes: 4 portions

Directions

1 Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the onion,

pepper, carrot and mushrooms. Fry over a high

heat for 3 minutes. Add the mince and fry until

browned. Add the flour, tomato purée, stock,

thyme and bay leaves, and give it all a good stir.

2 Bringuptotheboil, cover,andgently

simmerfor40 minutesuntilthebeef is tender.

Removethebay leavesandaddthepeas.

Spooninto 4 ramekins.

3 To make the mash, cook the potatoes in

boiling water for 12 to 15 minutes. Drain and

mash with the butter and milk. Spread over the

top of the filling in the ramekins.

4 Cook in an oven preheated to 180 ̊C fan/

350 ̊F/gas mark 4 for 15 minutes, until lightly

golden on top.

A nutritious

finger food to help practise

that hand-to-eye coordination,
and with the added bonus
of being packed with
brain-boosting iron!

Your baby will

absorb iron from meat

more easily than iron from

any other food source, and

lean beef is packed

with it.

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Baby cotage pie withsweet potato mash
Ingredients
For the filling
● 1 tbsp oil (vegetable,
rapeseed, or olive)
● ½ red onion, finely diced
● ¼ red pepper, finely diced
● 1 small carrot, peeled and
finely diced
● 50g mushrooms, diced
● 200g lean minced meat
● 2 tbsp plain flour
● 2 tsp tomato purée
● 300ml unsalted beef
stock
● 1 tbsp fresh thyme,
chopped (or 1 tsp dried
thyme)
● 2 bay leaves
● 25g peas
For the topping
● 100g sweet potato,
peeled and diced
● 400g white potato,
peeled and diced
● Small knob of unsalted
butter or plant-based
spread
● 1 tbsp milk
SUITABLE
FROM
7 MONTHS
Ingredients
● 2 tsp oil (vegetable,
rapeseed, or olive)
● 1 red onion, chopped
● 100g minced beef
● ½ clove garlic, crushed
● 150g cold mashed
potato
● 2 tsp thyme, chopped
● 1 medium carrot,
peeled and grated
● 1 tsp sundried
tomato paste
● 50g Panko
breadcrumbs
● 1 egg, beaten