Easiest Way to Make Delicious Vegan Cottage Pie

Vegan Cottage Pie.

You can cook Vegan Cottage Pie using 23 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Vegan Cottage Pie

1. Prepare 100 g of Dry Soy Meat (Soy Protein) *mince type.
2. It's 2 tablespoons of Oil.
3. Prepare 1 of Onion *finely chopped.
4. It's 2 cloves of Garlic *finely chopped.
5. Prepare 1 of Carrot *cut into peas & corn size.
6. Prepare 1 of Celery stalk *finely chopped.
7. It's of Thyme or herb of your choice as required.
8. It's 4 of Mushrooms *finely chopped.
9. It's 1/2 of red Capsicum.
10. You need 1/4 cup of frozen Peas.
11. Prepare 1/4 cup of frozen Corn Kernels.
12. It's of *Note: I recommend to use a variety of vegetables for richer flavour.
13. Prepare 2 tablespoons of Plain Flour.
14. You need 1 of & 1/2 cups Vegetable Stock.
15. It's 3 tablespoons of Tomato Paste.
16. Prepare 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire Sauce (Lea & Perrins).
17. It's of Salt & Black Pepper.
18. Prepare of Mashed Potato Topping.
19. You need 800 g of to 1kg Potatoes *peeled & chopped.
20. Prepare of Salt for cooking.
21. You need 30 g of Margarine.
22. You need 1/2 cup of Milk of your choice.
23. You need of Ground paprika *optional.

Vegan Cottage Pie instructions

1. Soak dry soy meat in plenty of warm water for 30 minutes. Drain and squeeze to remove excess water, then soak in fresh water, drain and squeeze to remove excess water again. *Note: This process is to remove unpleasant smell from soy meat. It might be unnecessary, or you wish to repeat a few times..
2. Heat oil in a large frying pan or pot over medium heat. Cook onion, garlic, carrot, celery and herb for 2-3 minutes. Add mushrooms and capsicum, and cook until soft..
3. Add flour and stir until combined, then add stock, tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to the boil, stirring occasionally, and add soy meat, peas and corn. Season with salt and pepper, and cook until sauce thickens..
4. Meanwhile, cook potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain well. Return to the saucepan and add margarine. Use a potato masher to mash until smooth. Add milk of your choice, and stir until well combined. Taste and season with salt and pepper..
5. Preheat the oven to 220C. Spoon the mixture into a large baking dish. Cover with the mashed potato and use a fork to spread over and make a pattern. Sprinkle with some ground paprika, but it is optional..
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until mashed potato is slightly browned. Serve immediately..