This cottage pie recipe is a ground-beef filling topped with mashed potato and baked. It is not shepherd’s pie made with lamb, or a beef stew.
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Cottage Pie
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
Cottage Pie. From Your Daily Hit.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 pounds (680g) ground beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup (240ml) beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 pounds (900g) potatoes
- 1/2 cup (120ml) milk
- 3 tablespoons butter
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Boil the potatoes until tender. Mash with milk, butter, salt, and pepper.
- Cook the beef and onion. Add carrot, tomato paste, broth, and Worcestershire. Simmer 10 minutes. Stir in the peas.
- Spread in a dish, cover with potatoes, and bake at 400°F (200°C) for 25 minutes, until the top browns.
Notes
This one is beef. Lamb would be a different pie.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Potato
A thick cap, roughened with a fork so the peaks brown.
Filling
Thick, not soupy, or the top slides.
Peas
In at the end so they stay green.
Brown
The last 5 minutes can go under the broiler.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Lamb?
That is the other pie. Keep the beef here.
Storage
Fridge, 3 days.
Make ahead
Assemble, refrigerate, and add 10 minutes to the bake.
Cheese
A handful on the potatoes is optional.
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