This started off as Harissa beef and crispy potatoes* in a way reminiscent of Theseus’s ship.
Mince, potatoes, onions, check. But then I realised I also had carrots and butternut and then, minutes before the stores close, I realised I had no harissa paste.
So I scratched around the far back end of the ‘fridge, found some gochujang, harissa, tamarind, red curry paste, green curry paste, tahini… no harissa.
So I Made A Plan.
Black pot, some oil, start heating it up.
Add one large potato cubed, one large red onion sliced into 8, one large carrot diced, about as much cubed butternut as potato, salt, pepper, maybe some herbs. Fry that for maybe 20 minutes.
Crank the oven to 180 grill only, stick the black pot in there when it’s warm enough.
Meanwhile heat some more oil in a pan, fry 300-ish grams of mince, add 2 teaspoons gochujang and 1 teaspoon hoisin, add a tin of tomatoes, rinse the tin with water. Simmer that until it looks good, by now the veggies should be great.
Cover the veg with the mince, grill for another five minutes, allow to rest for maybe 15, add feta if you’re that way inclined, serve.
Now I have to find something to do with the tamarind, curry pastes, tahini…
* Which I make often (with baby potatoes normally — and it works well with game mince)