Cottage Pie

Cottage Pie



The cooked cottage pie

Approx Cost - £2.50p
Serves - 4 people

Ingredients:

• 600g peeled potatoes, quartered
• 100ml milk
• 40g butter
• Salt and ground black pepper
• 1 TBLSP oil
• 1 finely chopped medium onion
• 1 finely chopped medium carrot
• 2 clove garlic finely chopped
• 400g ground/ minced beef
• 500 ml beef stock
• 115g finely chopped white mushrooms
• 1 TSP of dried parsley
• Dash of Worcester sauce
• 1 TBLSP all-purpose flour
• 50g grated Cheddar Cheese

Method:

• Boil the potatoes until soft, drain. Place the milk and butter in the pan with the boiled potatoes and mash, and set aside
• Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onion and carrot and fry on a medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add the beef to the pan and fry gently until browned. Depending upon the quality of the mince being used, if there is a lot of fat then strain the fat from the mince
• Add the carrots, onion and garlic, plus the mushrooms and parsley to the meat and cook on a low heat for 5 minutes
• Add the flour to the pan and mix, cook for another minute
• Add the beef stock, bring to the boil, turn down to a simmer and cook with the lid on for 20 minutes
• Remove the lid, increase the heat and reduce the liquid until the sauce has thickened, stirring (See picture)
• Taste and season with salt and pepper to desired taste
• Place the cooked meat mix into a suitable dish and cover with the mashed potato. Sprinkle the grated cheese on top of the potato and bake in the heated oven for 40-45 minutes until the surface is crisp and browned.
• Serve and enjoy !!

The onions, carrots and garlic cooking

All the ingredients combined and cooking before adding the stock

With the stock added and simmering

The meat mix ready for the potato topping - note how much the sauce has been reduced

The finished assembled pie ready for baking



The cooked cottage pie