Traditional Cottage Pie Recipe

Name: Traditional Cottage Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 500 grams minced beef; 1 medium onion; 2 medium carrots; 2 clove garlic; 1 beef oxo; 2 tbsp Worcester sauce; 2 tbsp brown sauce; 300 ml gravy made up; 1 big pinch of mixed herbs; 6 large potatoes; 75 ml milk; 50 grams butter

Servings: persons

500 grams minced beef
1 medium onion
2 medium carrots
2 clove garlic
1 beef oxo
2 tbsp Worcester sauce
2 tbsp brown sauce
300 ml gravy made up
1 big pinch of mixed herbs
6 large potatoes
75 ml milk
50 grams butter

1
boil the potatoes until you can cut easily with a knife
2
mostly brown mince off in a pan
3
dice onion and carrots.
4
crush garlic.
5
add to the mince.
6
crumble oxo over and finish off browning the mince
7
add both sauces, herbs, garlic and gravy.
8
simmer
9
drain the potatoes and leave to steam for 5 mins to make fluffy mash
10
pour mince into a deep casserole dish
11
add butter and milk to the potatoes and mash until all the lumps have gone
12
clip the end of the pipping bag and spoon in the mash.
13
remove clip and pipe one even layer of mash then a layer of spikes
14
place under a grill/broiler until peaks brown
15
if you don't have a pipping bag just spoon on the mash and spike up with a fork

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 12 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 500 grams minced beef, 1 medium onion, 2 medium carrots, 2 clove garlic, and more.

Yes, Traditional Cottage Pie falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Traditional Cottage Pie

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