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Recipe for "Cottage Pie My Style"


Tips

Mix the potatoes with sweet potatoes, it'll taste even better.

You can also add cheese (cheddar/colby) in the mash.

Ingredients

Pie Filling
Minced Beef 500g
Yellow Onion (Diced) 1 1/2 cups
Garlic (Chopped Finely) 2 cloves
Carrot (Diced) 1 stalk
Celery (Diced) 1 stalk
Capsicum (Diced) 1 whole
Button Mushroom (Sliced) 80g
Worcestershire Sauce 2 tbsp
Chicken Cube 1
Tomato Puree 1/4 cup
Water 1/2 cup
Salt & Pepper To taste
Sugar To taste
Flour 3 tbsp
Oil 2tbsp
Mash Potato
Chad Potatoes 500g-800g
Milk 1/4 cup
Butter (Unsalted) 25g
Salt To taste

Instructions

1

For the filling - heat up oil (medium high) and fry the beef. Cook the beef until brown

2

Mix in the onion & garlic. Cook until onion translucent (2-3 mins)

3

Mix in the carrot, celery and capsicum. Cook about 5 minutes

4

Mix in the mushroom, let cook for about 1 minute.

5

Add in the chicken cube, Worcestershire sauce, tomato puree, salt & pepper, sugar.

6

Put in water, bit by bit - depending on the situation. It should not be too watery. Let it simmer for about 10 - 15 mins (medium heat)

7

Finally, put in the flour and let the filling cook again about 5 mins. It will be thicken by then,

8

Put the filling in an oven proof dish. Preheat oven at 180c

9

For the mash potatoes, wash the potatoes and cut in half

10

Boil potatoes 10 - 15 mins (until fork tender), drain and put in a bowl.

11

Mix the potatoes with milk, butter & salt. Mash until it becomes soft. Lil bit of lump is fine (depending on your likes)

12

Get the filling dish, and top it with the mash.

13

Bake in the oven for about 30 - 40 mins. Until potatoes become brown / crispy. (anyhow u like)