Cottage Pie

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    2hrs 25mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    10
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    777
based on 1 ratings

This great-value family favourite freezes beautifully and is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

Inspired by: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/cottage-pie

recipe updated Jun 23, 2021

Ingredients

  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    3 tablespoons
  • Extra-lean ground beef icon
    Extra-lean ground beef
    2.75 kg
  • Onion icon
    Onion
    2
  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    3
  • Celery stalk icon
    Celery stalk
    3
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    2
  • White flour icon
    White flour
    3 tablespoons
  • Tomato purée icon
    Tomato purée
    1 tablespoon
  • Red wine icon
    Red wine
    60 ml
  • Beef stock icon
    Beef stock
    850 ml
  • Worcestershire sauce icon
    Worcestershire sauce
    4 tablespoons
  • Fresh thyme icon
    Fresh thyme
    3 sprigs
  • Bay leaves icon
    Bay leaves
    2
  • Water icon
    Water
    as needed
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    as needed
  • Potato icon
    Potato
    1.8 kg
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    225 ml
  • Butter icon
    Butter
    25 g
  • Cheddar cheese icon
    Cheddar cheese
    200 g
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed
  • Nutmeg icon
    Nutmeg
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Spatula
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Large saucepan
  • kCook icon Large saucepan
  • kCook icon Glass baking dish - 13 x 9 x 2"

Step preview

  1. Add olive oil to a clean large saucepan
  2. Heat
  3. Add extra-lean ground beef to the large saucepan
  4. Cook until browned
  5. Remove beef from the saucepan and set aside
  6. Add onion, olive oil, carrot and celery stalk to the large saucepan
  7. Cook gently until soft - 20 min, medium-low heat
  8. Add garlic clove, white flour and tomato purée to the large saucepan
  9. Cook - 5 min, medium-high heat
  10. Return the beef to the saucepan
  11. Add red wine to the large saucepan
  12. Boil until reduced slightly
  13. Add beef stock, worcestershire sauce, fresh thyme and bay leaves to the large saucepan
  14. Simmer until thickened - 45 min
  15. Season well
  16. Pre-heat oven - 220°C
  17. Add water, salt and potato to a clean large saucepan
  18. Boil until tender
  19. Drain well
  20. Steam-dry for a few minutes
  21. Mash well with potato masher
  22. Add milk, butter and cheddar cheese to the large saucepan and mix
  23. Season with salt & pepper and nutmeg
  24. Transfer meat to 2 glass baking dishes
  25. Transfer potatoes to 2 glass baking dishes
  26. Smooth
  27. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese
  28. Bake until light golden - 25 min, 220°C
  29. Serve
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