Last updated on October 13th, 2015
Also known as Shepherd’s Pie, the cottage pie is a meat pie with a crust made from mashed potato. Comfort food for both young and old, the perfect cottage pie can be achieved by following this easy step-by-step recipe.
Cottage Pie
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Serves: 2-4
Ingredients
- 6 medium potatoes – peeled (and milk and butter for mash)
- 500g lean mince
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup brown mushrooms, sliced
- 1 beef stock cube
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil for frying
- 1 tbsp garlic and lemon mix
- 3-4 tbsp tomato paste
- ½ tsp thyme
- ½ tsp oregano
- ½ tsp rosemary
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup grated cheese to sprinkle on top of mash
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes, slice in half and boil until soft.
- Fry the onion in the cooking oil until soft.
- Add the mince, garlic & lemon mix, stock cube and water to the onions.
- Once the mince is sealed and has a nice brown colour to it, add the mushrooms, tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, rosemary, thyme and oregano.
- Mix together well.
- Allow to simmer for 5-10 minutes.
- Once everything is cooked, add the mixture to a round casserole dish.
- Mash the potatoes, add some milk and butter to create a soft even consistency (it should not be runny).
- Now spread the mash potato evenly over the mince mixture and then sprinkle with cheese (this is optional but tastes delicious!).
- Place the dish under the grill for a few minutes and allow cheese to melt and turn golden brown and slightly.
When does the two tomotoes go in.
2chopped tomatoes? When do they go in?
Oops, I left that out! This would be step number 4 when you add the tomato paste, mushrooms and spices! 🙂
cottage pie and shepherds pie are two completely different dishes. one is made with lamb one with beef, the lamb (shepherds pie) is often made with seasoning to suit the meat. its a common mistake but not one i’d expect to fine from someone submitting a recipe
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Hi, what is garlic and lemon mix? Your recipes are just great
It has a great taste. I don’t have to go buy the pre packed spice anymore, thanx. Saves me money
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