Family favourite cottage pie
A hearty supper dish and a favourite with the boys and kids alike.
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 450g minced lean beef steak mince
- 1 large onion, chopped finely
- 2 medium carrots, chopped finely
- 2 bay leaves
- the leaves off 2 to 3 sprigs of fresh thyme
- dash of Worcester sauce (optional)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons tomato puree
- 1 (400g) tin chopped tomatoes
- 290ml beef stock
- Topping
- 1kg maris piper potatoes, peeled and quartered
- large knob of butter
- up to 120ml of semi-skimmed milk (according to personal preference)
- salt and pepper to taste
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:1hr ›
Ready in:1hr15min
- Preheat oven to 190 C / Gas 5.
- Add olive oil to a large frying pan and over medium-low heat add the beef, onion and carrot. Stir until the beef is browned and the vegetables are softened.
- Add the bay leaves and thyme and stir through for a minute or so. Stir in the Worcester sauce (optional), tomato puree, chopped tomatoes and stock. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Season to taste.
- Meanwhile, boil the prepared potatoes until soft. Drain and then mash them, adding the butter and milk until you have a nice smooth, but not too stiff, mash. Season to taste.
- Pour the mince mixture into a large casserole dish and cover with mash. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
- Spoon onto warmed plates and serve with steamed/boiled garden peas and/or string beans with some garden mint.
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Reviews & ratings
Average global rating:
(7)
Reviews in English (8)
This was good. Warm comfort food. Thanks for posting the recipe - 12 Sep 2012
Altered ingredient amounts. I subsituted sweet potatoes for regular potatoes/ - 13 Apr 2010 (Review from Allrecipes AU | NZ)
Fabulous recipe. I made extra to freeze but my kids and husband ate it all. They loved it! - 26 Aug 2010 (Review from Allrecipes AU | NZ)