Dead easy cottage pie
1 hour 5 min
A heavily modified version of a recipe I found on a different website. All the faff they want, I just wanted to make a simple, tasty, cottage pie. Serve with seasonal vegetables and gravy.
30 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 750g potatoes, peeled and halved
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 250g beef mince (higher fat content the better 15 to 20%)
- 4 carrots, diced
- 1 celery stick, diced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 Knorr® beef stock pot
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 50ml water
- 75g unsalted butter
- 25ml cream or milk
Method
Prep:20min ›
Cook:45min ›
Ready in:1hr5min
- Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil then add the potatoes. Cook for about 20 minutes until tender. Drain.
- Warm the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat then add the onions and garlic. Cook and stir for 4 to 6 minutes until soft. Add the mince and cook and stir until browned.
- Add the carrots and celery followed by the oregano, Knorr® stock pot, a good pinch of salt and a healthy grinding of pepper, stir the mixture and keep it moving around the pan. Add the water to loosen and allow to simmer on a medium heat for ten minutes.
- Meanwhile, return to the drained potatoes and add the butter and mash with a potato masher. Gradually add the cream or milk until you reach a desired consistency. Season well.
- Transfer the mince to an oven dish and use a spoon to spread around the base. Spoon over the mash and spread out using a fork to make it look attractive.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown on top. Remove from the oven and serve hot.
