Also known as Shepherd’s Pie, the cottage pie is a meat pie with a crust made from mashed potato.
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
Method:
- 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, 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.
- Place the dish under the grill for a few minutes and allow cheese to melt and turn golden brown.
