Like Shepherds pie…. like pot pie…this is really a savoury casserole that is called a pie! This recipe is made with the addition of beer…so I knew Murray would like it!
I saw this recipe on the Martha Stewart web site…& I liked the ease of it. It is beef with some vegetables & topped with sliced potatoes…unlike Shepherds Pie… no need to boil & mash potatoes for the top! Just slice the potatoes & layer them on the cooked filling, pop it in the oven & that is it!
This is pretty simple to make…I did the whole thing in my cast iron skillet, but you can use a frying pan to make the meat mixture, then put it into an oven-safe casserole dish to finish it off.
I only changed 1 thing in the recipe…I did not use butter in the frying pan or on top of the potaotes..I used oil.
Here is the recipe….from Martha Stewart …. Cottage Pie
Ingredients
3 tbsp oil
1 large onion
2 large carrots
salt & pepper
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 pound ground beef
2 tsp fresh thyme leaves *** if you don’t have any fresh thyme leaves..use 1 tsp dried thyme
1 cup dark beer
2 tbsp flour
1 cup water
3/4 cup peas
1 large russet potatoes
Method
Preheat oven to 400f
- Prepare the vegetables…chop the onion, cut the carrots in 1/4 inch chunks set aside
- In a cast iron skillet or frying pan, heat 1 tbsp of oil & add the onion. Saute until the onion is cooked… about 5 minutes.
- Season the onion with salt & pepper
- Add the tomato paste & stir well so that it is mixed well with the onions
- Add the beef. Cook until there is no pink left, breaking up the clumps of meat with a spoon or fork…
- Add the thyme leaves & beer. Stir
- Bring to a boil & stir often until this is reduced a bit….about 2 minutes
- Sprinkle the flour over top of the meat mixture & stir it in
- Add the water & mix well, cook for about 2 minutes until this thickens a bit
- Add the peas & mix them into the meat mixture
- Taste & season with more salt & pepper if needed
- If you are going to use the same pan in the oven, turn the heat off & set aside, Put the meat mixture into a baking dish now if you aren’t using the same pan… if you are going to use a casserole dish, use one that is about 2 inches deep..not really deep because you want a large enough surface for the potaotes…
- Thinly slice the potato & lay the slices overlapping on top of the meat
- Use a pastry brush & brush the reamining oil on the poato slices…season with some salt & pepper
- Put into the preheated oven & bake until the potatoes are cooked & nicely browned & the meat is bubbily…. about 40 minutes
Enjoy!!!
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