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Easy Cottage Pie
Easy Cottage Pie is a marriage of deeply savory beef in gravy, topped with creamy mashed potatoes and finished in the oven until that beautiful golden hue appears.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Additional Time
45 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 484 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Irish
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef, preferably grass fed / organic
- 2.5 lbs potatoes, such as russets
- 1 large onion
- 1 pint beef stock
- 4 oz salted butter
- 10 oz carrots
Instructions
- In a pot, brown the ground beef. The fat in the beef will cook it. Stir frequently to avoid sticking.
- While the beef is browning, peel and chop the onions and carrots.
- Add the chopped onions. They will soften in a combination of their own juice and the little fat that is left in the pot.
- Five minutes after adding the onion, add the chopped carrots and stir.
- Five minutes later, pour in the beef stock and mix well. Add about ½ tsp of salt and pepper. Do not cover. Cook for about 1 hour. This will cook everything and release all the flavors. The meat mixture will naturally thicken, due to reduction, no need for any thickeners.
- Spoon equal amounts of the meat mixture into 6 ramekins.
- Peel and chop the potatoes. Chopping them into smaller pieces enables them to cook quicker. Immerse them into a pot of salted water.
- Cook for about 7-10 minutes until soft when pierced with a knife. Drain off the water.
- Grate the butter into the cooked potatoes.
- Using a hand masher, break up the potatoes while mixing in the butter. Check the flavor and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Divide the mashed potatoes evenly over the meat in each ramekin. The meat will have cooled which makes the spreading of the potatoes much easier. Flatten the potatoes and using a fork, create a pattern on top. Put in a preheated 350 degrees F oven for about 35 -45 minutes until golden brown.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
6servings
Calories
484kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
41g
(14%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
27g
(42%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
92mg
(31%)
Sodium
370mg
(15%)
Potassium
1340mg
(38%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
8368IU
(167%)
Vitamin C
15mg
(17%)
Calcium
67mg
(7%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 484
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 6servings | |
| Calories | 484kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 92mg | 31% |
| Sodium | 370mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 1340mg | 29% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 8368IU | 167% |
| Vitamin C | 15mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.