Mini Cottage Pies

Name: Mini Cottage Pies
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 320g/11.3oz sheets shortcrust pastry sheets; 1 oil spray or melted butter; 1 medium onion; 1 medium carrot; 75 g/2.5oz mushrooms; 1 clove garlic; 500 g/1lb minced/ground beef; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 60 ml/ 1/4 cup red wine; 300 ml/ 1 1/4 cups beef stock; 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 heaped tbsp beef gravy granules; 0.5 tsp dried thyme; 0.5 tsp dried rosemary; 750 g/ 1.6lb baking potatoes; 90 g/ 3oz cheddar cheese; 3 tbsp whole milk or cream; 2 tbsp butter; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.25 tsp black pepper; 0.125 tsp ground nutmeg

55m

Serves 12

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Mini Cottage Pies

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55m

Serves 12

Directions

1Add oil to a pan, add onion, carrot, mushrooms and garlic. Sweat until softened.
2Add beef and fry until browned.
3Stir in tomato puree, wine, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, gravy granules, thyme and rosemary.
4Simmer for 20-25 minutes until the gravy is thick.
5Peel and dice potatoes, boil until tender.
6Drain potatoes and leave for 5 minutes.
7Mash potatoes with butter, milk/cream, cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
8Preheat oven to 190C/375F.
9Cut 12 circles from pastry, press into greased muffin tin.
10Fill pastry cups with beef mixture, top with mashed potatoes.
11Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and crisp.

Ingredients

2 320g/11.3oz sheets shortcrust pastry sheets
1 oil spray or melted butter
1 medium onion
1 medium carrot
75 g/2.5oz mushrooms
1 clove garlic
500 g/1lb minced/ground beef
1 tbsp tomato paste
60 ml/ 1/4 cup red wine
300 ml/ 1 1/4 cups beef stock
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 heaped tbsp beef gravy granules
0.5 tsp dried thyme
0.5 tsp dried rosemary
750 g/ 1.6lb baking potatoes
90 g/ 3oz cheddar cheese
3 tbsp whole milk or cream
2 tbsp butter
0.5 tsp salt
0.25 tsp black pepper
0.125 tsp ground nutmeg

Equipment

large panwooden spoonlarge potcolanderpotato mashermuffin tin

Mini Cottage Pies

55m

Serves 12

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Mini Cottage Pies

instagram.com

55m

Serves 12

Directions

1Add oil to a pan, add onion, carrot, mushrooms and garlic. Sweat until softened.
2Add beef and fry until browned.
3Stir in tomato puree, wine, beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, gravy granules, thyme and rosemary.
4Simmer for 20-25 minutes until the gravy is thick.
5Peel and dice potatoes, boil until tender.
6Drain potatoes and leave for 5 minutes.
7Mash potatoes with butter, milk/cream, cheese, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
8Preheat oven to 190C/375F.
9Cut 12 circles from pastry, press into greased muffin tin.
10Fill pastry cups with beef mixture, top with mashed potatoes.
11Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and crisp.