Cottage pie

I couldn't get to the recipe, but I used all the ingredients in the appropriate order (used a small can of tomato sauce) and it was delicious. I used extra sharp cheddar and left over mashed potatoes. Be careful of over salting.

Ask ten people to make cottage pie and you’ll get ten different results. And I was no different when making cottage pies in the past. But this recipe is now my go to for great flavour and consistency. I did add half a sliced leek cooked in butter into the mash using the other half sliced in the filling. I scaled down the recipe for 500g of beef mince which makes four servings in our house. I also topped off the mashed potato with grated cheddar before it went into the oven

Really good!

Added some lentils for a smaller portion of mince. Used balsamic instead of the wine.

Made it a second time this time we did evaporated milk, twice as much butter, a little bit of heavy cream in the potatoes. Glass of wine really elevated the flavor. Peas and carrots, no celery. Medium and extra sharp cheddar cheeses.

Seems like alot of work. I used a bit of balsamic in place of the wine and it added a nice tanginess.

Family favourite and the neighbours. Great tasty and easy to make recipe (also it's a shame to waste the rest of the wine after taking out the glass for the recipe 😉). I don't even change any of the recipe as everything works well together. Always make a big batch for us, the mother-in-law and the neighbours either side, just double up the ingredients. Enjoy The picture is before cooking

Needs much less stock.

Used ready made mash as in a rush. Lovely

I used a pound of ground beef rather than a pound and a quarter. The recipe I had used before us no longer available, so I fudged a little. No red wine, which mattered little. It took nearly 40 minutes for the vegetables to soften, twice the time in the instructions. Also I used instant potatoes for the topping; I had a roasted garlic flavor on hand already. Made those per the package and spread them on top. Thirty minutes at 425F. Beautiful. My 2qt pie dish worked perfectly. (I honestly don't know how this feeds 10. Four for sure, maybe six.)