Elaine's cottage pie
This is my version of cottage pie - the comforting dish that we all love!
Ingredients
Serves: 6
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 500g lean mince
- 2 medium carrots, sliced or diced
- 125g frozen garden peas
- 4 tablespoons tomato puree
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 250ml beef stock
- salt and pepper to taste
- For the topping
- 4 large potatoes, peeled and diced small
- 50g butter
- 125g grated Cheddar cheese
Method
Prep:10min ›
Cook:50min ›
Ready in:1hr
- Preheat the oven to 200 C / Gas mark 6.
- Heat the oil in pan, add onions, garlic and mince; cook stirring, until mince is browned.
- Add carrots, peas, puree, parsley, stock, salt and pepper; simmer covered for about 20 minutes or until the carrots are tender.
- While this is cooking, boil the potatoes and mash with butter and cheese.
- Spoon mince mixture into an oven-proof dish. Top with potato-cheese mash.
- Bake the cottage pie uncovered, for 30 minutes, or until cooked through and golden brown on top.
Make ahead...
This cottage pie freezes well - simply assemble the pie and freeze before baking. Once you're ready to bake, simply throw it in the oven straight from the freezer.
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Reviews & ratings
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Reviews in English (56)
Have never made cottage pie as hubby says they all taste bland and he remembers them being so boring as a kid so thought I'd convert him and it worked! We both loved this cottage pie. But having read all the reviews I decided to add some extras. I used an oxo cube while frying the mince, also added Worcester sauce and half a glass of red wine with the stock. I made up 300mls of stock instead of 250mls.Also I used whole grain mustard in my mash. I used more potatoes than the recipe too. I have to say without the extras I fear we would have found it too bland for our taste but it was great to find a recipe that I could adapt. Will definitely make again. - 30 Sep 2012
Altered ingredient amounts. add a couple of oxo's to the initial cooking of the mince, mmmm..... - 02 Dec 2008
Altered ingredient amounts. Add some Worcs sauce to the mince when frying, also add a teaspoon of wholegrain mustard to the mash - works a treat. - 14 Nov 2010