Cottage Pie

Cottage Pie

                      Ingredients                                          Yield: Fills a 9-inch pan

• 1kg (6-7 Individual)          Potatoes (peeled)
• 150g (2/3 Cups)               Butter
• 600g (2 1/3 Cups)            Ground Beef
• 1                                     Onion (diced)
• 1                                     Celery Stalk (diced)
• 2                                     Carrots (diced)
• 3 Cloves                          Garlic (sliced)
• 32g (2 Tbsp)                    Tomato Paste
• 350ml (1 1/2 Cups)          Beef Broth
• 24g (3 Tbsp)                    Flour
• A Dash                            Thyme

                      Instructions

1. Place your peeled potatoes in a pot and cover them with water. 
2. Boil them until they are soft. 
3. Either using a food mill, or masher, mash the potatoes with your butter. Season with salt.
4. Set that aside for the time being.
5. In a skillet melt a blop of butter and add your ground beef. 
6. Cook completely.
7. Empty the beef from your skillet into a separate bowl, but leave the fat in the skillet.
8. Add your vegetables, garlic and tomato paste to the skillet. Sauté the vegetables until they have softened. 
9. Remove the vegetables from the skillet and add them to the bowl with the beef. 
10. Deglaze your skillet with the beef broth. 
11. Gently sift your 3 Tbsp of flour into your skillet while continuously whisking your broth. 
12. Once the sauce has thickened add the thyme. Stir, then pour into the bowl with the vegetables and beef. 
13. Stir everything together. 
14. Pour it into a 9-inch baking dish. 
15. Place the mashed potatoes on top and spread them out evenly. 
16. Bake your cottage pie in a 375F oven for 40 minutes.
17. Best to serve this dish hot. 
18. Enjoy!

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