Beef & Guinness Cottage Pie - AnotherFoodBlogger

Ingredients

• 1 kg Mince beef
• 2 cloves garlic (crushed)
• 1 brown onion (diced)
• 2 carrots (diced)
• 1 red chili (diced)
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 250 ml beef stock
• 440 ml Guinness (can)
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1 bayleaf
• 4 tbsp flour
• 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
• salt & pepper
• 1 anise
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1.3 kg potatoes (peeled & chopped)
• 100 g butter
• 100 g grated cheddar cheese (optional)