180
SW Cottage Pie
Course: Video RecipesDifficulty: MediumServings
4-6
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
30
minutesIngredients
1kg Potatoes (Peeled and cubed).
2tsp Salt
2 Large Eggs (beaten)
Chopped Chives (Garnish).
One-Cal spray olive oil.
500g 5% fat minced beef
1 Medium onion (Finely sliced).
50ml Tap water.
2 Garlic cloves (crushed).
1 Tbsp. Tomato Puree
1 Tbsp. Worcester Sauce
1tsp. Mixed herbs
300g frozen mixed vegetables
1 Litre of beef stock (2 Knorr beef stock pots)
1 Tsp. salt.
½ Tsp. Ground black Pepper
Directions
- Pre-heat the oven to 1800C
- Bring a large frying pan or skillet to a medium-high heat, spray with One-Cal soil and add the sliced onions. Cook out for 2-3 minutes. (if the pan becomes dry, add some water to help sweat the onions.
- Add the minced beef, salt, black pepper, garlic, mixed herbs, tomato puree and Worcester shire sauce and cook through until the mince is cooked through.
- Add the mixed vegetable and half of the beef stock, cover and cook out for 15 minutes. Check regularly and add additional stock if required.
- Transfer the mixture to a large pie dish and set aside to slightly cool.
- Cover the cubed potatoes with cold water in a large pan, generously season with salt, cover and bring to the boil. Cook for approximately 15- minutes or just until they can easily be pieced with a fork.
- Drain the potatoes and mash in the same pot in the same pot.
- Add ¾ of the beaten egg to the mashed potatoes and beat with a large whisk until they are smooth and creamy.
- Spoon the mashed potatoes onto the minced beef mixture, cover the dish and fork up the potatoes to give some peaks of potato. ) makes it great for great crispy potato topping).
- Brush the remaining beaten egg across the potato topping to help with that golden colour and pop onto the middle self of the oven.
- Cook for 30 minutes or until the potatoes have turned golden and crispy.
Notes
- Cottage pie tends to bubble up and spill over the side so place a tray under the dish to catch the overspill during cooking.
- To make Shepherds Pie, simply swap the minced beef for minced lamb. As lamb is traditionally more fatty than minced beef at 5% fat, you may need cook the minced lamb in a separate pan and sieve the minced lamb when cooked to remove any excess fats from the pan. them follow the recipe as pet cottage pie.
