Savoury Cottage Pie recipe

ingredients

2 tablespoons oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 lb (450 g) minced raw or cooked beef
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon curry powder
226 g (8 oz) canned tomatoes
750 g (1 1/2 lb) potatoes, peeled
2 tablespoons milk
knob of butter melted
butter or grated cheese to finish

method

1. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onion until softened.

2. Add the beef and fry until it is browned. (If using cooked beef, just heat it.)

3. Add salt, pepper, the curry powder and tomatoes and bring to the boil. Simmer for 30 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, cook the potatoes in boiling water until tender. Drain well, then mash with the milk, butter, salt and pepper.

5. Turn the beef mixture into a flameproof serving dish and cover with the mashed potato.

6. Make a criss-cross pattern on top with a fork and brush with melted butter or sprinkle with grated cheese.

7. Brown under a hot grill.

serving amount

serves 4


rate this recipe

out of 10    


9.6
 

out of 10

5 users have helped to rate this recipe.



0 comments
Heading:
Comments:
Name:

also in this category

  (see all 124 recipes)


also see

more information

See the food glossary for information on recipe ingredients and food-related terms, and for help on using cooking measurements, see the measurements page.




home | sitemap | links | privacy | disclaimer | contact
Copyright © 2003 - 2008 www.cookitsimply.com - All Rights Reserved

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9

navigation
meat recipes
Beef Recipes
Fish and seafood ...
Game Recipes
Lamb Recipes
Offal Recipes
Pork Recipes
Poultry Recipes
Veal Recipes
other recipes
Bread Recipes
Cake Recipes
Fruit Recipes
Hors d'oeuvres Re...
Pasta Recipes
Pastry Recipes
Pies and tart Rec...
Vegetable Recipes
condiments
Accompaniments
Dessert Recipes
Drinks Recipes
Homemade preserves
Sauces Recipes
Soup Recipes
Stocks
dairy
Cheese Recipes
Cream and milk Re...
Egg Recipes
special diets
Dairy free Recipes
Gluten free Recipes
Low fat Recipes
Vegan Recipes
Vegetarian Recipes
Wheat free Recipes
country
American Recipes
British Recipes
Chinese and Asian...
French Recipes
German Recipes
Greek Recipes
Hungarian Recipes
Indian Recipes
Italian Recipes
Japanese Recipes
Jewish Recipes
Mexican recipes
Portuguese Recipes
Russian Recipes
Spanish Recipes
Swiss Recipes
Thai Recipes
Turkish Recipes
miscellaneous
Grapefruit recipes
Miscellaneous rec...
Search recipes
  advanced search