Real English Cottage Pie
From topboy 15 years ago
- 90 minutes to make
- Serves 2
This is a really tasty cottage pie that my little boys love.
Ingredients
- 25g/1 oz beef dripping or 30ml sunflower oil shopping list
- Large white onion, chopped shopping list
- 1 tbsp/15 g plain flour shopping list
- 500g minced beef shopping list
- 2 bay leaves shopping list
- 2-3 springs fresh thyme shopping list
- 200g/1 tin chopped tomatoes shopping list
- 200ml beef stock shopping list
- 2 tsp worcestershire sauce shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
- 700g white potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks shopping list
- 50g/2oz butter shopping list
- 2 tbsp garlic and herb cream cheese shopping list
How to make it
- Heat a large frying pan, add the dripping or oil and fry the onion for 6 to 7 mins until softened.
- Using a different frying pan, fry the mince on a fairly high heat, in batches in a little olive oil until evenly browned. Once each batch is cooked, remove to a plate with some kitchen roll on it to remove any excess fat. When all of the mince has been browned off place into the pan with the onions, sprinkle over the flour and sir to mix all ingredients together.
- Using a little stock deglaze the pan you used to fry the mince and tip into the mince and onion mixture along with the rest of the stock, the bay leaves, the thyme, the tomatoes, worcestershire sauce and some pepper. Bring to the boil, turn down the heat to a simmer and cook for around 50 mins or until the meat is tender and the liquid has reduced to a thick sauce. season to taste. Allow to cool.
- Place the potatoes into a pan of salted boiling water and simmer until tender, 15-20 mins (I'm sure you know how to make mash). Once you have mashed the potato add the butter and cream cheese a mix well (you could add a little milk if you wanted). Again, season to taste.
- Place the mince into an oven dish, removing the bay leaves and the thyme sprigs, and cover with the mashed potato, making sure to fluff up the mash and not to be completely flat. Put into a preheated oven, heated to 180c/350f, and bake for about 30 mins or until the mince is bubbling and the top golden brown.
- Serve.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
Great recipe,thanks,5!!
sallya2
in Kent loved it
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Sounds perfect. I wonder if you used a garlic and herb chevre if it would make it a little tangy? Non-traditional of course.
merlin
in San Francisco loved it
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Sounds excellent.
joe1155
in Munchen loved it
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