Lancashire-Style Lamb & Sweet Potato Hotpot

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7 and boil a kettle

Peel and finely dice your brown onion[s] then top, tail, peel and finely dice your carrot[s]

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of olive oil over a medium-high heat

Once hot, add the diced onion and carrot and cook for 3-4 min or until softened and starting to caramelise

Meanwhile, slice your sweet potato[es] (skin on) as thinly as you can

Add the sliced sweet potato to a pot of boiled water with a pinch of salt, bring to the boil over a high heat and cook for 2-3 min or until just cooked (this is known as 'parboiling')

Once done, drain the sliced sweet potato and leave them to steam dry

Once the onion and carrot have softened, increase the heat to high, and add your mince and cook for 3-4 min or until beginning to brown, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as you go

Reboil half a kettle

Strip your thyme leaves from their stalks and chop them finely, discard the stalks

Once the mince has started to brown, stir in 1 tsp [1 1/2 tsp] [2 tsp] flour and cook for 30 secs

Stir in your tomato paste, Henderson's Relish, onion marmalade, bay leaf[ves] and half the chopped thyme (you'll use the rest later!)

Cook for 1 min and stir it all together to combine

Meanwhile, dissolve your beef stock mix in 150ml [225ml] [300ml] boiled water

Add the beef stock to the pan and cook for 3-4 min or until thickened to a gravy-like consistency and the mince is cooked through (no pink meat!)

Season with a pinch of salt and pepper – this is your mince mixture

Add the mince mixture to an oven-proof dish (reserve the pan for later)

Layer the drained sliced sweet potato on top, dot them with a few knobs of butter and sprinkle with the remaining chopped thyme

Put the dish on a baking tray in the oven and cook for 25-30 min or until the potatoes are brown and crispy – this is your Lancashire-style hotpot

Once the Lancashire-style hotpot is done, remove it from the oven and set aside to cool a little (this helps the flavours to develop and makes it easier to serve!)

Wash your shredded kale

Wipe the reserved pan clean and return to a medium heat with a drizzle of olive oil

Add the shredded kale with a pinch of salt and a small splash of water and cook for 2-3 min or until bright green and wilted – these are your wilted greens