Cottage Pie (authentic Irish recipe)

Cottage Pie (authentic Irish recipe)

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
  • Servings: 6-8

    • About This Recipe

    “Hearty, stick-to-your-ribs pie.”

    Ingredients

  • 2lbsground beef
  • 1tablespoonoil
  • 2onions( finely chopped)
  • 2tomatoes( chopped)
  • 1cup beef stock or 1cupbouillon
  • 1/2 teaspoonthyme
  • 1/4 teaspoonsage
  • 1tablespoonchopped parsley
  • salt and pepper
  • 5mediumpotatoes( boiled and mashed)
  • 1tablespoon butter or 1tablespoonbacon fat

    • Directions

  • Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Brown the beef in oil.
  • Remove from pan and set aside.
  • Drain most of the accumulated fat from the pan.
  • Sauté onions until tender, and then add chopped tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add broth and stir in herbs and seasonings.
  • Return brown meat to skillet and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
  • Transfer all ingredients to an ovenproof casserole.
  • Top with mashed potatoes (scoring them with a fork.) Dot with butter and bake uncovered in 375-degree oven for 30-40 minutes.

    • Reviews

  • “I made this for our St. Patricks Day cook a thon.Was very tasty and we all liked the potato topping,I have a similar recipe. Its easy to make.I added a dash of Worcestershire sauce.”

  • “I really liked this recipe. I used homemade garlic-sour cream mashed potatoes to top it and put a layer of shredded cheddar cheese underneath the potatoes. Awesome flavor!”

  • “My husband doesn’t like my Shepherd’s Pie (even though I love it) so I was hesistant to feed this to him, but he absolutely loved it. He added ketchup to it, but I thought this was a perfect dish as is. A good basic meal. “

  • “This recipe was great!!My husband and I couldn’t get enough of it.The only thing I did different was to use fresh parsley and thyme and to use 1/4 – 1/2 t. poultry seasoning in place of the sage.Thanks for sharing..this is a keeper!”

  • “This was great!I made it for lunch today and the kids loved it!I used a large can of diced tomatoes instead of the fresh ones and I also added a package of brown gravy mix when I added the broth.What a good recipe, thanks!”

  • “very nice”

  • “Great meal for the family. I added tomato paste as suggested to thicken it up and it came out wonderful. Thanks for sharing!”

  • “Very good recipe…we enjoyed it…I did add a little tomato paste to thicken it up some…”

  • “Yum.A good blending of flavours.I will add more thyme and sage next time, as I love these flavours.I also added a heaped teasp of mustard, and some milk and butter to the potatoes as I mashed them.Thanks.”

  • “Loved it! This is a wonderful recipe, and will stay with our family from now on. Definately a keeper! The first time I made this recipe was for St. Patty’s Day, and my husband loved it so much I didn’t have enough! So I will have to double up on the ingredients from now on. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!”

  • “What a great tasting pie.Didn’t change a thing.Will have again and again.”

  • “great recipe EASY to make too!”

  • “I used this “core” recipe in making cottage pie with another recipe that incorporated a tin of soup and beans. The flavour was spot on and the consistency was perfect.Thank you to both your recipes – the sage and thyme added an extra sparkle to the pallet.”

  • “This is one to make when you want to get away from the gravy-based shepherd’s pies.The flavors of thyme and sage with the loose meat is very good.”

  • “Very good, fast dinner, I added a layer of cheese prior to adding potatoes. I used mashed potatoes in cold meat department of super market. “ready made” saved time. We really enjoyed.”

  • “This was delicious!I loved the addition of fresh tomatoes in this – it gave the filling a burst of color and a nice flavor.I used extra lean ground beef and reduced sodium beef broth.Easy, tasty version of one of my favorite family meals.”

  • “Tomatoes are not native to Ireland, true, but they’ve found their way into almost every ‘national’ cuisine where they have been introduced. Look at Italy, for example… Very good recipe(:”

  • “irish food does NOThave tomatoes in!I am from dublin, I know!”

  • “The flavor was great, but I found it a little soupy, would be better if broth was thickened a little, like a gravy.Family really enjoyed it.”

  • “I needed to prepare an Irish Covered Dish for my office party and came to this website to see what recipes there were.I saw this one and decided to try it.Everyone ate the ENTIRE casserole and RAVED about how excellent it was.Prep time was a little lengthy for me, but not complicated.And I substituted regular mashed potatoes for mashed potatoes with Velveeta melted and mixed in.A huge hit!Highly recommended!”

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