Family friendly cottage pie
My version of the classic British dish is delicious and a great way to hide the veggies from the kids!
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 6 large potatoes, peeled and halved
- 3 carrots, diced
- 500g minced beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 beef stock cubes
- 2 tablespoons plain flour
- 200g frozen peas
- ground black pepper
- 30g butter, or to taste
- 75ml milk
- 150g grated cheese
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:40min ›
Ready in:55min
- Place the potatoes in a pan of water. Bring to the boil and cook till tender.
- Meanwhile, add the carrots to a small pan. Add water to just cover the carrots. Bring to the boil and cook till tender. Do not drain the water.
- Add the onion with a little oil to a large deep pan over medium high heat. Once soft add the mince and fry until browned. Remove from heat and crumble in the stock cubes; stir well. Sprinkle over the flour and stir well until there are no lumps of flour.
- Add peas and the carrots along with the water they were cooked in to the beef mixture. Stir well, season with black pepper and return to the heat on a gentle simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Drain the potatoes and mash with milk and butter.
- In a deep baking dish place the meat mixture and smooth out. Top with the mashed potato and level out with a fork. Sprinkle over the grated cheese.
- Bake in a preheated 200 C / Gas 6 oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cheese is golden brown.
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Reviews & ratings
Average global rating:
(4)
Reviews in English (3)
This was absolutely delicious. It was simple to make and the whole family loved it. - 05 Aug 2016
Thank you, Gracie for a lovely recipe. Cottage Pie is comfort food. We enjoyed this very much. - 04 Feb 2015
Extremely tasty and easy to make. Just the thing at the end of a busy day. Yummy! - 20 Jun 2016