# Mini Cottage Pies

Mini cottage pies are small, delicious pies with a savory beef filling topped with creamy mashed potatoes and baked until golden and crispy.

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 55 min
- Cuisine: British
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- large pan
- wooden spoon
- large pot
- colander
- potato masher
- muffin tin

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/share/reel/_ewM3gwpW
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ddf14276-9dea-4cea-bc82-469d95cdadd9
- Extracted: 2025-01-31

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