cottage pie
This is a damn fine cottage pie. The quantities here are enough for four people - I make four individual pies, eat one and freeze the rest.
serves four
675g minced beef
4 dsp olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 carrot, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 x 400g tin of tomatoes
3 tbsps tomato ketchup
2 tsps worcestershire sauce
½ tsp thyme leaves
½ tsp ground cumin
300ml beef or chicken stock
salt + pepper
grated hard cheese - gruyère, cheddar etc.
mash made with 1kg of potatoes, 100g butter and 50ml milk
a knob of butter
Heat 1 dsp of oil in a frying pan and fry a third of the mince (if you try and fry too much at a time, it'll stew rather than fry) until browned. Remove to a large sieve placed over a bowl. Wipe the pan, and repeat twice with oil/mince. Add the final dsp of oil to a deep pan and fry the onion, carrot and garlic until coloured. Add the drained mince to the pan along with all other ingredients except seasoning. Simmer for 1 hour. Season to taste. Spoon the mixture into your pie dish/es; Add a layer of the grated cheese. Top with mash, ridge with the tines of a fork and dot with butter. Put in the oven at 200C/fan 180C and cook for about 30 mins, or until the topping is golden. I can never think about having cottage pie without buttered peas.
serves four
675g minced beef
4 dsp olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 carrot, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 x 400g tin of tomatoes
3 tbsps tomato ketchup
2 tsps worcestershire sauce
½ tsp thyme leaves
½ tsp ground cumin
300ml beef or chicken stock
salt + pepper
grated hard cheese - gruyère, cheddar etc.
mash made with 1kg of potatoes, 100g butter and 50ml milk
a knob of butter
Heat 1 dsp of oil in a frying pan and fry a third of the mince (if you try and fry too much at a time, it'll stew rather than fry) until browned. Remove to a large sieve placed over a bowl. Wipe the pan, and repeat twice with oil/mince. Add the final dsp of oil to a deep pan and fry the onion, carrot and garlic until coloured. Add the drained mince to the pan along with all other ingredients except seasoning. Simmer for 1 hour. Season to taste. Spoon the mixture into your pie dish/es; Add a layer of the grated cheese. Top with mash, ridge with the tines of a fork and dot with butter. Put in the oven at 200C/fan 180C and cook for about 30 mins, or until the topping is golden. I can never think about having cottage pie without buttered peas.