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Zandilions Food stylist/photographer
Product Photographer
Helping you get comfortable in the kitchen one recipe

During university, my partner and I ran a small photography business to earn some extra pocket money. When we moved, finding new, picture worthy locations for photo shoots was challenging. During COVID, I began experimenting with food and started dabbling in food photography. This started my passion for combining both food and photography, and now I learn and grow in these fields every day. Services:
Food Photography | Food Styling | Recipe Development | Food Content

15/06/2026

Wanneer dit koud raak, is daar min dinge so lekker soos ’n warm, geurige Cottage Pie uit die oond 

Hierdie Pork Cottage Pie is die perfekte wintertrooskos – met ’n geurige varkvleisvulsel en romerige kapokaartappels bo-op.

Het jy geweet?
• Varkvleis is ’n uitstekende bron van proteïen wat help met spierherstel en -groei.
• Dit bevat belangrike B-vitamiene, veral vitamien B12, wat energie ondersteun.
• Varkvleis is ook ryk aan sink, wat ’n belangrike rol speel in ’n gesonde immuunstelsel.

Pork Cottage Pie

Bestanddele

Vir die vulsel:
• 2 eetlepels olyfolie
• 1 groot ui, fyn gekap
• 2 wortels, geskil en in blokkies gesny
• 2 stingels seldery, in blokkies gesny
• 3 knoffelhuisies, fyn gekap
• 500g maalvarkvleis
• 1 eetlepel tamatiepasta
• 1 koppie bees- of hoenderaftreksel
• 1 teelepel Worcestersous
• 1 teelepel gedroogde tiemie
• Sout en peper na smaak

Vir die kapokaartappelbolaag:
• 800g aartappels, geskil en in blokkies gesny
• ¼ koppie warm melk
• 50g botter
• Sout en peper na smaak
• Opsioneel: ¼ koppie gerasperde wit kaas

Metode

1. Verhit die olyfolie in ’n groot pan oor medium hitte. Voeg die ui, wortels en seldery by en kook vir ongeveer 5 minute tot sag.

2. Voeg die knoffel by en kook vir nog 1 minuut.

3. Verhoog die hitte effens en voeg die maalvarkvleis by. Kook tot bruin en gaar, terwyl jy dit met ’n lepel opbreek.

4. Roer die tamatiepasta by en kook vir nog 2 minute.

5. Voeg die aftreksel, Worcestersous, tiemie, sout en peper by. Laat vir 15–20 minute prut totdat die sous verdik het.

6. Kook die aartappels in soutwater tot sag. Dreineer en voeg die melk en botter by. Druk fyn tot romerig en geur met sout en peper.

7. Voorverhit die oond tot 200°C.

8. Skep die varkvleismengsel in ’n oondvaste bak en versprei die kapokaartappels egalig bo-oor.

9. Gebruik ’n vurk om patroontjies bo-op te maak en sprinkel die kaas oor indien gebruik.

10. Bak vir 20–25 minute totdat die bolaag goudbruin en bros is.

11. Laat effens afkoel en bedien.

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