Comforting Cottage Pie
  1. Colour the beef cheeks in a pan

  2. Add the carrots, celery, and onion and colour the vegetables

  3. Add the tomato paste and cook for a couple of minutes

  4. Slowly add the red wine to make a sauce and add beef stock

  5. Check seasoning and add back all the coloured meat and vegetables

  6. Cook at 140°C for approximately 2-3 hours until the beef cheeks are very tender

  7. Sweat the onions for 5-10 minutes

  8. Add the chopped garlic and cook for another 5 minutes

  9. Add the shredded meat, red wine and stock, and thicken with the beurre manie

  10. Finish with the parsley and seasoning and place in a roasting dish

  11. Bake the potatoes at 180°C for one hour

  12. Scoop out the cooked potato flesh and pass through a sieve or ricer

  13. Add the butter and milk to the potatoes and mix well, check seasoning

  14. Put the potato mixture on top of the beef mix

  15. Bake at 220°C for 20 minutes or until the top is golden brown and crisp

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥩Carnivore...

Category🥘Casserole

Cuisine🇬🇧British

Occasions🍲Comfort Food👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family Dinner

Season🍂Fall

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 2h

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