Cottage pie with mash

British recipes Cottage pie with Cheddar and parsnip mash recipe

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Date Published:
25/09/2007

Throw wind to the caution with this classic British pub dish. Expect to pile on the calories and, if you really want to keep up with tradition, then wash it down with a beer for a most satisfactory meal.

Serves 4 generously
Ready in 11/2 hours

Nutritional Information

Per serving:
484kcals
25.6g fat (9g saturated)
37.9g protein
32.4g carbs
10.9g sugar
1.2g salt

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 large carrot, diced
  • 500g lean beef mince
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 300ml beef stock, hot
  • 11/2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • Few fresh thyme leaves
  • For the Cheddar and parsnip mash
  • 350g floury potatoes
  • 350g parsnips
  • 3 tbsp semi-skimmed milk
  • 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 50g extra-mature Cheddar, roughly grated

Method: How to make cottage pie with mash

1. Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and carrot and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add the mince, turn up the heat and cook for 5 minutes, stirring until browned. Add the tomato purée, cook for 1 minute, then pour in the stock, Worcestershire sauce and thyme. Bring to the boil, then cover and reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes. Uncover and cook for 5-10 minutes, until most of the liquid is absorbed. Season, then spoon into a 2-2.5-litre ovenproof dish.

2. For the mash, cut the potatoes and parsnips into medium-size chunks and put into a large pan of cold salted water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes, or until tender. Drain and return to the pan to heat for 30 seconds to drive off the excess moisture. Mash with the milk and nutmeg. Season and set aside.

Preheat the oven to 180C/fan160C/gas 4.

3. Spoon the mash onto the mince. Rough up with a fork and sprinkle with the cheese. Bake for 25 minutes, until the mash is golden and crisp in places.

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  1. you do not put puree in cottege piee!!!!
    Posted by martika on 09/02/2010 09:55:58
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  2. I have made it today and it was delicious. A little tip: I wouldn't add so much parsnip as it kills the taste of potatoes. But otherwise it was very tasty
    Posted by Marta on 06/02/2010 16:25:32
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  3. just made this dish addad some mushrooms and it was bleedin ansome, will defo make again!!
    Posted by licdarby on 21/01/2010 18:39:04
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  4. made it last night and have to say it was unreal,my whole family loved it and there were going back for seconds it was that good
    Posted by for a pound on 17/01/2010 12:16:53
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  5. http://www.realfood4realpeople.com/convert.html Conversion & Ingredient Tables
    Posted by sam187man on 11/11/2009 21:47:40
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  6. yeah wiked cool we've just finished making it, should be good
    Posted by scapell on 07/11/2009 18:14:45
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  7. Sheppards pie is our favorite, I made the cottage pie and it was fantastic. Cheers.
    Posted by siggy on 14/10/2009 22:22:44
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  8. Cottage pie and Shepherd's pie are not the same thing. Cottage pie uses minced beef, shepherd's pieuses minced lamb or, more correctly, minced mutton.
    Posted by David on 12/09/2009 16:31:17
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  9. Can someone please translate this to american measurements cause I'd really like to try it
    Posted by Erica on 30/08/2009 01:43:19
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  10. Shepard's Pie; Ingredients 1. Mince meat 2. Vegetables: Frozen/fresh (ie, peas,sweetcorn,carrots ect.) 3. Potatoes ( utensils: ovenproof dish, potatoe masher,) Method. 1. Boil the vegetables & potatoes, 2. cook the mince 3. Mix the mince and vegetables together and add a beef stock-cube, then add a little water. 4. preheat the oven to gas mark 4 5. use your potatoe masher to mash up the potatoes 6. carefully put in thee mince/vegetable mix into the ovenproof dish, then spoon on the mashed potatoes on top then flatten down the mashed potatoes with knife or fork. 7. sprinkle a little olive or vegetable oil onto the mashed potatoes ( not too much!) then put it in the oven 8. wait until the top of the mashed potatoes has gone a little bit brown. THE END!! I really hope this recipe goes well for all of you who wish to use this, a little bit of advice from me is always check other recipes because my recipe could always be perfected! have fun makng this. Thanks for reading this recipe yours sincerly L
    Posted by lyn on 24/08/2009 15:24:15
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  11. Yummy! Made a double portion and froze the second one before putting in oven. A week later took the frozen pie all the way to Scotland and finished it off in oven, sure it was yummier after the 8 the journey!
    Posted by Lucy on 22/08/2009 09:12:57
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  12. Added mushrooms as well. It was bostin'
    Posted by Karl on 01/07/2009 13:36:55
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  13. Hi there, Tried this recipe and LOVED it! . It looks like a lof of ingredients to begin with, but really it's just things that you would normally have around the house. This was just about as traditional as it can get. I did change just one thing a bit for my own taste i just had 150 ml of Beef stock and 150 ml of red wine (the acidity is a perfect balance this way) and it cuts down on salt in the stock. Mind you, this is just my take on it. I am sure it is FAB without it. Thank you for this lovely Brittish recipe.
    Posted by Kimmy on 15/06/2009 17:34:43
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  14. when it says 'bring to the boil' is it meaning add water ???
    Posted by flora =] on 26/05/2009 14:42:07
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  15. This was the first time i'd followed a recipe and the outcome was way better than i could have wished, even my 2 young (fussy) daughters ate every last bit....... Thanks very much.
    Posted by Danny on 09/04/2009 18:58:03
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  16. Absolutely fantastic!!! Just made this for me and my other half and it was so wonderful we had to have seconds!! Will definately use the recipe again, thanks C4!!
    Posted by Geordie Chris on 02/04/2009 19:27:31
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  17. cooked this for the family they loved it cheers
    Posted by charlie clarkson on 25/02/2009 13:16:20
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  18. cooked this for my wife and two young boys, changed the parsnips for sweet potato. they all eat the lot which is a shock. thanks for the recipe will use it again.
    Posted by marcus on 01/02/2009 16:15:38
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  19. i cooked this for my parents, and it went down a treat, thanks very much :-)
    Posted by dave smith on 14/01/2009 20:38:40
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  20. very nice dish- lovely with the parsnip-potatoe mash- nice touch.... easy to cook...we couldnt get enough of it :)
    Posted by Sasha on 19/11/2008 17:47:56
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  21. Im from Rotherham too, Wath upon dearne!!!
    Posted by Gary on 09/10/2008 11:43:02
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  22. hey im from rotherham myself and think its great what your doing, i've seen the website advertised thought i'd have a look theres some great recipes and will be trying some of them but i have noticed you need quite alot of ingredients and thinking its going to cost a bit of money, i no you dont have to put them all in but just bare it in mind.
    Posted by kimberley on 07/10/2008 22:35:37
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