Classic Cottage Pie
Savoury beef and vegetables under a cheese-browned mash lid. The dish everyone goes back to the oven for.
- Total
- 50 min
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For 4 servings
- ground beef20 oz
- potatoes36 oz
- carrot3 piece
- yellow onion1½ piece
- frozen peas20 tbsp
- beef broth32 tbsp
- tomato paste4 tbsp
- worcestershire sauce4 tsp
- cheddar cheese4 oz
- butter4 tbsp
- whole milk16 tbsp
- salt2 tsp
- black pepper1 tsp
You'll need
oven · pot · skillet
Method
Preheat oven to 400 F. Boil potatoes until tender, 18 minutes.
19 min · boil
Brown beef hard in a wide pan, 7 minutes, breaking it up.
8 min · fry
Add diced onion and carrot, cook 6 minutes until softened.
7 min · saute
Stir in tomato paste and cook 2 minutes until it darkens and sticks.
3 min · saute
Add broth, worcestershire and peas. Simmer 6 minutes until thick.
7 min · simmer
Mash potatoes with milk and butter, season, spread over the beef.
6 min · prep
Fork the top rough, scatter cheddar, bake 15 minutes until browned.
16 min · bake
Serving suggestion
Rough up the mash with a fork before it bakes — those ridges are what brown.