Name: Braised pork cottage pie with celeriac topping
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil plus extra for the topping; 1 onion finely chopped; 500g pork or boar mince; pack of parsley stalks and leaves chopped; 2 garlic cloves minced; pinch fennel seeds; pinch dried red chilli flakes; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; grating of nutmeg; 120ml white wine; 2 tomatoes chopped; 4 celery sticks chopped into 5cm lengths; 400ml chicken stock; butter for the dish; 1 celeriac peeled and cut into large chunks; 1 bay leaf; 200ml milk; 30g parmesan plus some rind if you have it; 1 tbsp crème fraîche or natural yogurt; 1 rosemary sprig chopped

Braised pork cottage pie with celeriac topping served in a casserole dish

1 tbsp olive oil
plus extra for the topping
1 onion
finely chopped
500g pork or boar mince
pack of parsley
stalks and leaves chopped
2 garlic cloves
minced
pinch fennel seeds
pinch dried red chilli flakes
½ tsp ground cinnamon
grating of nutmeg
120ml white wine
2 tomatoes
chopped
4 celery sticks
chopped into 5cm lengths
400ml chicken stock
butter
for the dish

For the topping

1 celeriac
peeled and cut into large chunks
1 bay leaf
200ml milk
30g parmesan
plus some rind if you have it
1 tbsp crème fraîche
or natural yogurt
1 rosemary sprig
chopped

Method

step 1
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat the oil in a pan and cook the onion with the pork or boar, parsley stalks, garlic, fennel seeds, chilli flakes, cinnamon, nutmeg and a pinch of salt for 8-10 mins until the mince is browned. Pour in the wine and reduce by a third, then add the tomatoes and cook for a further 3 mins or so. Add the celery and cook for 10 mins more, then add the stock and parmesan rind, if using, and part cover. Cook for 20 mins or until the celery is tender and the mix is looking rich and concentrated, but not dry, then stir through the parsley leaves.
step 2
Meanwhile, prepare the topping. Put the celeriac in a saucepan with the bay leaf. Pour over the milk and add a pinch of salt, then cover and simmer for 10-15 mins until tender. Blend the mixture in a food processor with the parmesan and crème fraîche or yogurt. Season to taste.
step 3
Pour the pork into a buttered pie dish or roasting tin. Top with the creamy celeriac topping and scatter with rosemary. Drizzle over a little olive oil, then roast for 30 mins until the top is golden.