Classic Cottage Pie

Classic Cottage Pie - this simple English comfort food is one of my all time
favorite meals and is a serious crowd pleaser - I get asked for the recipe every
time I serve it! It can be made ahead and tastes amazing left over!

Servings: 6

Author: Dena Norton

Prep Time:
1 hour

Cook Time:
20 minutes

Total Time:
1 hour, 20 minutes

Course:

Dinner

Cuisine:

British

Keywords:

comfort food Cottage Pie

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2 Place the potatoes in a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over
high heat, then reduce to medium high and continue to boil until potatoes are
soft (about 10 minutes).
3 While the potatoes are boiling, heat the butter over medium high heat in a large
skillet or dutch oven. Add the chopped onion, garlic, celery, carrots, ground
beef, salt, and pepper, stirring often until vegetables are soft and meat is
browned.
4 Reduce heat to medium and sprinkle flour evenly over the surface of the cooked
vegetable-meat mixture and stir to mix. Continue to heat a few more minutes
until the mixture starts to thicken slightly. Transfer to a medium casserole
dish and set aside. (Mine is 11x8", which makes a nice, thick pie. But 13x9" is
fine too)
5 Drain the cooked potatoes, add the butter and salt, and use a potato masher or
electric mixer to mash. If you're using an electric mixer, start on low speed
and progress to medium - don't overmix them or they'll become gummy! Add
milk/cream to the potatoes if needed.
6 Spoon mashed potatoes on top of the meat-vegetable mixture in the casserole dish
and use a spatula to spread evenly across the surface.
7 Bake for 20 minutes, or the mixture is heated through and the surface begins to
firm slightly.
8 I usually add a minute or two under the broiler at the end to get that golden
brown crisp on the surface!

Classic Cottage Pie

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