Name: Mrs Bainbridge's cottage pie
Total time: 5 h
Ingredients: 2kg ox cheek, trimmed (roughly 5 ox cheeks); 4 carrots, peeled, roughly chopped; 1 onion, peeled, roughly chopped; 4 sticks of celery, peeled, roughly chopped; 10 button mushrooms; 10 juniper berries, crushed; 20 white peppercorns, crushed; 1 star anise; red wine, to cover (1–2l); 150g of spelt flour; 3l water, or veal stock (you might not need all of it); 500g of potatoes; 250g of cream; 60g of butter; 375g of chicken stock; 10g of salt; 1.7g of xanthan gum; 1 shallot; 50g of flour; salt; pepper; vegetable oil, for deep-frying; 500g of kale; 1 knob of butter; salt; freshly ground black pepper; micro coriander shoots

Mrs Bainbridge's cottage pie

by Richard Bainbridge

Ingredients

Fresh Meat

2kg ox cheek, trimmed (roughly 5 ox cheeks)

Spices & Dried Herbs

20 white peppercorns, crushed
1 star anise
freshly ground black pepper

Beverages

red wine, to cover (1–2l)
3l water, or veal stock (you might not need all of it)

Dairy

250g of cream
60g of butter
1 knob of butter

Speciality Ingredients

1.7g of xanthan gum

Oils & Vinegars

vegetable oil, for deep-frying

Salad & Fresh Herbs

micro coriander shoots