Tomatoes in cottage pie!?

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AIBU to think tomatoes dont go in cottage pie? I was horrified when my BF wanted to make cottage pie like bolognese.
Happened to mention it in my small workplace of 7 and 3 of us make it with gravy and 3 of us make it like bolognese! (1 didnt know how to make cottage pie)

This is madness right? I clarified that they make both sauces exactly the same for bolognese and cottage pie and my mind is blown.

Insanity

I put tomato purée in my cottage pie

I put in a tin of tomatoes and gravy granules- revolutionary

I put a tin of tomatoes in with mine. Worcester sauce, and a beef stock cube. Used to just make it with gravy, then saw a recipe using tomatoes and it was so nice. Bit of grated beetroot on the side (not pickled). I know what I'm having for tea tomorrow

Oh dear, no. I put a bit of tomato purée in mine, but it’s definitely nothing like a tomatoey bolognese sauce.

My husband put a tin of tomatoes in a cottage pie once....it did not taste good!

I put in a tin of Campbell's condensed tomato soup (without the water).

Tomato puree I can see but actual tomatoes?! Madness.

Yep tin of tomatoes in with the gravy and sliced tomatoes dotted around on top of the mash. Mash needs to be roughed up a bit too so it gets the crispy peaks.

It's definitely not a Bolognese but I do put tomatoes in, as per pp

Tomato in cottage pie is horrible.

Sliced tomato on top with cheese and grilled.

BIL puts pickled onions. We decline that offer for going round for tea!! All sorts off wrong!!

Big fan of the cottage pie threads tonight! The kind of content I come to Mumsnet for.
YANBU. No tomato and lots of gravy!

I make a version of cottage pie with tin of tomatoes, some purée, harissa paste and then topped with garlic mash.
( for me I make it lentil based for others with beef)

Tomato? Nope! Totally wrong! Especially sliced ones on the top of the mash 😷 (although I'm sure you are a lovely person otherwise 😆)

I put some tomato puree in but that's it. Can't imagine it with lots of tinned tomatoes!

Tomato purée, stock and red wine 😊

I'm with you OP it's mince and a few spices add carrots and peas but not bloody fruit.

Worcester sauce nah. Henderson's yes please.

I would put tomatoes in a cottage pie.

Wrong.

I make it like a bolognese.

What can I say. I like bolognese.

Only psychopaths put tomatoes in cottage pie

Did it once, following a recipe I found ok the internet. It was edible but definitely wasn't cottage pie. Stick to my gravy for now on.

No, no, no and absolutely not.

@TheQueens don't knock it till you try it 🤣

My mums recipe though so you love what you grow up with. She also used to occasionally smoosh a pack of ready salted crisps to crumbs and put them on top of a concoction of chicken and veg with mushroom or chicken soup and mash potato topping.