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Cottage Pie

Cottage Pie/KOT-ij pye/
Cottage Pie
About this dish

A baked dish of ground beef in gravy, topped with mashed potato, an English classic.

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Ingredients
🥩600g ground beef
🥔1kg potatoes, boiled and mashed
🥕2 carrots, diced
🧅1 onion, chopped
Method
Serves 3
1
Brown the ground beef with onion and carrot.
2
Add stock and simmer until thickened into a rich gravy.
3
Spread the meat mixture in a baking dish.
4
Top with mashed potato, smoothing the surface.
5
Bake at 200°C (400°F) until the top is golden.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Cottage pie uses ground beef, distinguishing it from shepherd's pie which traditionally uses lamb.

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