Cottage Pie With Spices
Because Cottage pie originates from a long time ago, it has been designed to tolerate and go well with the classic spices but you can experiment with not so classic as well.
Ingredients
- 16 oz ground beef
- 1 onion
- 1 carrot
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 bay leaf
- ⅔ cup peas
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp rosemary
- 32 oz potato
- 3 tbsp butter melted
- ⅓ cup milk warm
- 1 cup cheddar shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 °F.
- Peel potatoes and cut into chunks. Place in a large pot of cold salted water.
- Bring the potatoes to a gentle boil and cook 13-16 minutes or until fork tender.
- While potatoes are cooking, combine ground beef and onion in a large skillet, brown until no pink remains.
- Add carrots and garlic to the ground beef mixture. Cook for an additional 5 minutes or until slightly tender.
- Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Stir in beef broth, tomato paste, parsley, basil, rosemary, and bay leaf.
- Simmer for 20 minutes or until the gravy has thickened. Remove bay leaf, add peas, and season with salt and pepper.
- Drain the potatoes well and mash until smooth. Stir in the butter. Add warmed milk a little bit at a time until the potatoes are smooth and fluffy, you may not need all of the milk. Stir the cheese into the potatoes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Top the meat mixture with the potatoes and place in the oven. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 480kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 23gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 606mgPotassium: 1033mgFiber: 5gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 2255IUVitamin C: 39mgCalcium: 202mgIron: 3mg