Jodie Burrage's Family Cottage Pie

Name: Jodie Burrage's Family Cottage Pie | Asda Good Living
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1tbsp olive oil; 1kg Asda lean beef mince 5% fat; 2 onions, finely chopped; 3 carrots, chopped; 2tsp Very Lazy Garlic in White Wine Vinegar; 3tbsp plain flour; 1tbsp tomato purée; 2 reduced salt beef stock cubes, made up to 1l; 2tsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 bay leaves; 1.8kg potatoes chopped; 225ml semi-skimmed milk; 15g unsalted butter; 100g 30% less fat grated cheese

A family classic that is great to prepare and freeze in advance!

By Asda Good Living,2nd September 2021

Cook: 1 Hour 55 Mins

Serves: 8

Price: £2.24 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 606g serving contains

Energy
2054kj
491kcal

25%

Fat
12.1g

Low
17%

Saturates
6.1g

High
31%

Sugars
9.1g

Low
10%

Salt
0.97g

Low
16%

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
339kj/81kcal

Ingredients

Mince

1tbsp olive oil

1kg Asda lean beef mince 5% fat

2 onions, finely chopped

3 carrots, chopped

2tsp Very Lazy Garlic in White Wine Vinegar

3tbsp plain flour

1tbsp tomato purée

2 reduced salt beef stock cubes, made up to 1l

2tsp Worcestershire sauce

2 bay leaves

Mash

1.8kg potatoes chopped

225ml semi-skimmed milk

15g unsalted butter

100g 30% less fat grated cheese

Method

Heat 1 tsp of the oil in pan and fry the beef mince until browned. You may need to do this in batches. Set aside as it browns.

Put the other 2 tsp of oil into the pan, add the onions and carrots and cook for about 20 minutes on a gentle heat until soft, adding a splash of water if sticking to the pan.

Add the garlic, flour and tomato purée, increase the heat and cook for a few minutes, then return the beef to the pan. Pour over the stock, Worcestershire sauce and add the bay leaves. Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 45 minutes. By this time the gravy should be thick and coating the meat. Check after about 30 minutes – if a lot of liquid remains, increase the heat slightly to reduce the gravy a little. Season well, then discard the bay leaves.

Meanwhile, make the mash. In a large saucepan, cover the potatoes in cold water, bring to the boil and simmer until tender. Drain and mash with the milk, butter and three-quarters of the cheese, then season with pepper.

Spoon the meat into a large dish. spoon on the mash to cover and even out with a fork. Sprinkle on the remaining cheese.

If eating straight away, heat oven to 220c/fan 200c/gas mark 7 and cook for 25-30 mins, or until the topping is golden. If freezing, you can do this now and cook when ready to eat.