Lovely cottage pie recipe

[Dalesgirl16]

I fancy updating my cottage pie recipe . Can anyone recommend a gorgeous one?

Oh I do love a cottage pie!
Beef mince fried with a chopped onion. When browned/soft, add a pint of beef stock with tomato puree, worcestershire sauce, mixed herbs and salt and pepper. Add a chopped carrot and frozen peas. When the peas are split it's cooked. Drain the gravy off and put in a casserole dish with mashed potatoes mixed with cabbage/kale. Stick under the grill if the meat is hot or in the oven for 40 minutes if not. Serve with the drained off gravy. Lush.

The Jamie Oliver one is my favourite cottage pie recipe.

saute some onion carrot celery till softened.add garlic.
add mince
add herbs
add bisto gravy powder and couple of stock cubes.tomato tin or dolmio jar.tomato puree.worctershire sauce.depding on how many I make it for and so how many tomaots I use I add a bit of milk with spoon of cornflour to make sure the sauce is thick and uncious.
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When I make anything with beef mince I always use about 75% beef to 25% pork. Makes a huge difference to flavour and texture.

Ooh thank you. I’ve never added thickener to the sauce

Try this Delia one it's cottages not shepherds but it's lush:

Shepherds Pie with Cheese Crusted Leeks

Chuck some beetroot in your sauce and cauliflower & garlic mash on top - could even add some soft cheese too

I think shepherds pie is nicer and mixes things up a bit; use lamb mince instead of beef.

I think shepherds pie is nicer and mixes things up a bit; use lamb mince instead of beef.

Add a big dollop of marmite to the mince!

Thank you!

Thank you!

I have a recipe for a really nice indian spiced sherpherds (not cottage sorry) pie with sweet potato topping instead of normal mash. Will try and dig it out!

Shepherd's not sherp!!

A friend of mine adds a good dollop of Branston pickle to hers.

Add a bit of ground cinnamon to it, a la Delia. Really tasty.

this one is great

Brown mince and onions lash in slow cooker with carrots Worcester sauce pint of stock and one of those Knorr stock pot things for 4_6 hours. Add in frozen peas, 2 scoops of bisto power and 2 of sauce flour and leave for 1 more hour

Love potato, parsnip and carrot rustically mashed with a good lashing of horseradish mixed in !

I always add a good dash of balsamic vinegar to my shepherds pie/ lasagne/ chilli/ Bolognese

Tomato ketchup and/or Worstershire sauce are magic secret ingredients.....

Yum!!! I love all your secret ingredients!

Mushrooms in the mince.
Grated cheddar on top.
Having it tonight. No mushrooms. I forgot! We call it shepherds though I've never done it with lamb!
I'm doing weightwatchers and my recipe is very points friendly

The best ones I make come from leftovers from the roast - using the gravy and leftover carrots etc. Worth buying a bigger roast as it is so much nicer than mince.

chunk of boursin cheese mixed into the mash. Its delicious.