Easy Irish Cottage Pie Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 package of mushrooms

  sliced
• 2 cups finely chopped onion
• 2 carrots

  diced small
• 3 tbsp flour
• 1/2 cup beef stock
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• Salt and black pepper
• 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves

  or 1/2 tsp dried
• 1 sheet puff pastry

  thawed
• 1 egg

  lightly whisked

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and thaw one sheet of puff pastry.
• 2 Place the olive oil in a 12-inch skillet set over medium-high heat. Once the oil
  is hot, add the onion and carrots; saute just until they begin to soften, 3 to 4
  minutes. Add the ground beef and mushrooms; cook until browned, about 3 minutes.
• 3 Sprinkle the meat with the flour and toss to coat, continue cooking for another
  minute, stirring constantly. Then add the tomato paste, stock, Worcestershire,
  mustard, salt, pepper, and thyme; stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce the
  heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes or until the sauce is
  thickened slightly.
• 4 Meanwhile, roll out the thawed puff pastry until it fits the size of your baking
  dish. I like to trace my baking dish on the sheet of puff pastry so that it fits
  perfectly cutting it out using a sharp knife or pastry cutter.
• 5 When the beef filling is cooked, transfer it to the baking dish. Top with the
  puff pastry, making sure it that it comes to the edges. The pastry will shrink
  slightly when baked. Whisk the egg slightly and brush over the pastry.
• 6 Place the cottage pie on a parchment-lined sheet pan and bake in the oven for 25
  minutes or until the puff pastry is nicely browned. Let cool slightly before
  serving.

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