Comfort Food Doesn't Get Better Than This

Nothing beats a proper homemade Cottage Pie 🥔🥩 Rich beef, loads of flavour and creamy mashed potato finished until beautifully golden. Comfort food done properly. Ingredients For the filling 500g lean beef mince 1 onion, finely diced 2 carrots, finely diced 2 celery sticks, finely diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tbsp tomato purée 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 beef stock cube (or 300ml beef stock) Salt and black pepper 1 tbsp plain flour (optional, for thickening) Splash of oil For the mash 1kg potatoes, peeled and chopped 75g butter Splash of milk Salt and pepper To finish 75–100g grated mature Cheddar (optional but recommended) Method Peel and chop the potatoes before boiling them in salted water until fork tender. Meanwhile, fry the beef mince, breaking it up as it cooks, until brown and caramelised. Put the cooked mince onto a plate then fry the onion, carrot and celery in a little oil over a medium heat for 8–10 minutes until softened. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Stir in the tomato purée and cook for a minute before adding the Worcestershire sauce, flour and beef stock. Simmer for around 15–20 minutes until the filling has thickened into a rich gravy. Season well. Drain the potatoes and mash with the butter, milk, salt and pepper until smooth. Spoon the beef mixture into an ovenproof dish, spread over the mash and rough up the surface with a fork. Top with grated Cheddar if using. Bake at 200°C (180°C fan) for 25–30 minutes, or until golden and bubbling. #cottagepie #comfortfood #easyrecipes #homecooking #food