Cottage pie

Name: Cottage pie
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 750 g Beef mince; 2, chopped Onions; 2, diced Carrots; 2 stalks, chopped Celery; 2 cloves, minced Garlic; 2 tbsp Tomato purée; 400 ml Beef stock; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1.2 kg Potatoes; 50 g Butter; 100 ml Milk; 75 g, grated Cheddar; to taste Salt; to taste Black pepper

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Cottage pie is old-school comfort food at its best, with savoury minced beef under a soft golden blanket of mashed potatoes. It is exactly the sort of oven dish that feels cosy, filling and reassuring after a long school day.

Serves: 6 people

Preparation time: 20 min

Ingredients

Beef mince – 750 g
Onions – 2, chopped
Carrots – 2, diced
Celery – 2 stalks, chopped
Garlic – 2 cloves, minced
Tomato purée – 2 tbsp
Beef stock – 400 ml
Worcestershire sauce – 1 tbsp
Potatoes – 1.2 kg
Butter – 50 g
Milk – 100 ml
Cheddar – 75 g, grated
Salt – to taste
Black pepper – to taste

Method

step 1
Boil the potatoes until tender, then drain and mash them with the butter and milk until smooth. Season to taste and set aside.
step 2
Brown the mince in a large pan, breaking it up well. Add the onions, carrots, celery and garlic and cook until the vegetables soften.
step 3
Stir in the tomato purée, then pour in the stock and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer until the filling is rich and no longer watery.
step 4
Spoon the meat mixture into an oven dish and spread the mashed potato over the top, making little ridges with a fork for extra colour.
step 5
Scatter over the cheese and bake until the top is golden and the filling is bubbling around the edges.
step 6
Let the pie rest for a few minutes before serving. That short pause helps the layers hold together more neatly.