Cottage Pie-Simply the Best

Cottage Pie-Simply the Best

sobota, 8 lutego 2014

Cottage Pie-Simply the Best

Time: 1 hrs 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic (optional)
• 1 large carrot, diced
• 4 ounces mushrooms, diced
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1/2 pint beef stock
• 2 -3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 1 bay leaf, Dried
• 1 1/2 lbs mashed potatoes
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 2 tblspoons milk
• pepper
• salt

Directions

• 1 Heat oil in a medium saucepan; add the diced onion, carrot, garlic and mushrooms, stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes.
• 2 Add beef to pan and cook stirring with a fork until sealed and brown.
• 3 Add the stock, bay leaf, tomato puree, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf salt and pepper.
• 4 Simmer gently for an hour, reducing liquid and thicken if necessary. Place in ovenproof pie dish and allow to cool.
• 5 Cook potato, with the 1 diced onion. When cooked, mash the potato, adding the milk, parsley, pepper and salt to taste.
• 6 Spread the mash evenly over the meat.
• 7 Place in hot (200c) oven for approximately 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
• 8 Serve with other cooked vegetables.
• 9 Note: for a nice variation, you can add some grated cheese to the mash, stir in well and proceed as usual.