
Cottage pie
https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/cottage-pie
Everybody's old-school favourite. Meaty minced beef and onion, topped with fluffy mash makes the best comfort food
Each serving contains
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 31.4g
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Ingredients
- 400g Co-op British beef steak mince 12% fat
- 250g carrots, peeled, trimmed and roughly chopped
- 380ml beef stock (2 cubes)
- 650g frozen mash potato, thawed
- 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 tsp. dried thyme
- 1 tsp. cornflour
- 1 tbsp tomato puree (optional)
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce (optional)
Method
- Preheat your oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6
- Add the mince, onion, dried thyme and carrots to a big non-stick saucepan and dry fry them all until the mince is lovely and brown and cooked through
- Then add the beef stock, tomato puree and Worcestershire sauce, if you fancy it
- Mix the cornflour with 20ml cold water and add it to the pan
- Pop the lid on and simmer for 30 minutes
- Add the mince to an ovenproof dish and top with the mashed potato using a fork to fluff it up
- Bake it in the oven for 30 minutes or until it's golden brown
- Make sure your dinner is fully cooked and piping hot before serving it up