Cottage Pie

Name: Cottage Pie
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 700g beef mince; 2 carrots, diced; 1 onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 cup beef stock; 1 sprig rosemary; 1 tsp thyme; 1kg potatoes, peeled and boiled; 4 tbsp butter; 1/2 cup warm milk; 50g cheddar, grated; salt and pepper to taste

A British classic of rich, gravy-laced minced beef, topped with a golden layer of mashed potato and baked until crisp.

Total time

75 min

Prep

25 min

Cook

50 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

British

Ingredients

700gbeef mince

2carrots, diced

1onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

2 tbsptomato paste

1 tbspWorcestershire sauce

1 cupbeef stock

1 sprigrosemary

1 tspthyme

1kgpotatoes, peeled and boiled

4 tbspbutter

1/2 cupwarm milk

50gcheddar, grated

salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Brown beef mince. Add onion, carrot and garlic. Cook 5 minutes. Add tomato paste, Worcestershire, stock and herbs.

Simmer 20 minutes until thick. Season.

Mash potatoes with butter, milk and seasoning.

Transfer filling to a baking dish. Top with mash. Sprinkle with cheddar.

Bake at 200°C for 25-30 minutes until golden.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

854

Protein

56.2g

Fat

47.2g

Carbs

53.9g

Fiber

Sodium

512mg

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