Cottage Pie

Name: Cottage Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 carrot, finely chopped*; 1 rib celery, finely chopped*; 750g / 1.5 lb ground beef (mince); 3 tbsp flour; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 2 cups beef stock / broth (500 ml); 1/2 cup red wine (125 ml) (optional - can omit); 1 beef bouillon cube, crumbled; 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 tsp dried thyme or 3 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 dried bay leaves; 1.2 kg / 2.5 lb potatoes, peeled and cut into 2.5cm / 1" cubes; 1/2 cup milk (125 ml); 2 tbsp / 30g butter; Nutmeg (optional); Olive oil

Cottage Pie was pinched from <a href="http://www.recipetineats.com/cottage-pie/" target="_blank">www.recipetineats.com.</a>

"One of the greatest comfort foods of all time! A ground beef (mince) filling in a tasty gravy, topped with mashed potato. Make it a Shepherd's Pie simply by swapping the beef for lamb. This is my most used classic recipe - see notes for optional extras...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 1/2 tbsp olive oil

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2 garlic cloves, minced

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1 onion, finely chopped

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1 carrot, finely chopped*

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1 rib celery, finely chopped*

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750g / 1.5 lb ground beef (mince)

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3 tbsp flour

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3 tbsp tomato paste

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2 cups beef stock / broth (500 ml)

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1/2 cup red wine (125 ml) (optional - can omit)

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1 beef bouillon cube, crumbled

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2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

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1 tsp dried thyme or 3 sprigs fresh thyme

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2 dried bay leaves

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1.2 kg / 2.5 lb potatoes, peeled and cut into 2.5cm / 1" cubes

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1/2 cup milk (125 ml)

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2 tbsp / 30g butter

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Nutmeg (optional)

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Olive oil

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