Smaet's Cottage Pie
A rustic English pie baked with ground beef, mashed potatoes, and double-cream Gloucester cheese
Ingredients
Leftover beef (minced)
to taste
Onion (chopped)
to taste
Red chili pepper (chopped)
a little
Broth (freshly made or leftover)
to taste
Herbs (chopped)
to taste
Salt
to taste
Black pepper (freshly ground)
to taste
Potatoes (cooked)
to taste
Milk (mashed with potatoes)
to taste
Butter (mashed with potatoes)
to taste
Double cream Gloucester cheese (grated)
plenty
Instructions
1
Make the meat mixture
Combine the leftover beef with the onion and a little red chili pepper and mince them together into a mixture. Add the broth and seasonings such as herbs, salt, and freshly ground black pepper, and mix well.
2
Spread the meat layer
Spread the meat mixture evenly in an oven-proof dish.
3
Make the mashed potatoes
Boil a pot of potatoes and mash them with the milk and butter.
4
Assemble the dish
Spoon the mashed potatoes over the meat mixture and top generously with grated double cream Gloucester cheese.
5
Bake
Bake in the oven at 200°C (gas mark 6) until the cheese melts and the potatoes turn crispy.
