Family Favourite Cottage Pie

Source : Gather The Ingredients And Get Ready To Start Some Peeling Prep The Vegetables By First Peeling Then Rough Cut The Potatoes And Dice The Carrots And On...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : September 30, 2025

Step:

  1. Gather the ingredients and get ready to start some peeling!

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  2. Prep the vegetables by first peeling, then rough cut the potatoes and dice the carrots and onions

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  3. Boil the potatoes in water for 15 minutes. Once done, strain, then mash them adding the milk, butter, mustard, salt and pepper. Set aside to cool

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  4. Slice the butternut squash and roast in the oven at 190C for 10 mins while you do the next couple of steps

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  5. In a pan with some hot oil, brown the beef for a few minutes

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  6. In another oiled pan, cook down the onions and carrots until the onions start to becomes translucent. Usually about 5 mins.

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  7. Next add the onion and carrot mix to the beef, along with your roasted squash

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  8. Dissolve the beef stock in 300ml boiling water and pour into the pan. Add the Worcestershire sauce and flour, mix, then cook on medium heat for 10 mins. Once done set aside to cool

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  9. Put the meat mixture into the bottom of an oven dish, then gently layer on the mashed potato

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  10. Lastly, add a generous layer of cheddar cheese and cook in the oven at 190C for 30-40 minutes

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Ingredients

  1. Beef Filling
  2. 450 g minced beef
  3. 2 onions, diced
  4. 3 carrots, diced
  5. 250 g butternut squash
  6. 1 beef stock cube
  7. 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  8. 1 tbsp flour
  9. Mashed Potato Topping
  10. 6 large potatoes (maris piper)
  11. 2 tsp English mustard
  12. to taste Salt and pepper
  13. 1/2 cup milk
  14. 75 g butter
  15. 50 g cheddar cheese

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