Cottage/ Shepherd's Pie Recipe

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Cottage/ Shepherd's Pie
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
296
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Peel and quarter potatoes and set them in a pot of water to boil (on high).
  2. In a large pan on the stove, quick fry the onions in the olive oil (maybe 2 minutes), until they are translucent- NOT burned.
  3. Add the minced garlic to the onions and fry for 30 sec to 1 minute longer.
  4. Add the lean (or extra lean) ground beef.
  5. Fry the beef/ onions until the beef is BROWN. Not gray. BROWN. Some bits might stick to the bottom. That's flavour, that's good. If there is a lot of fat, try to drain some off.
  6. In a bowl mix a couple teaspoons of water with the Oxo packets (or just use fresh beef stock), and deglaze the pan with the beef stock.
  7. Add your salt and pepper now too- I find it takes quite a lot of salt. Almost half a teaspoon.
  8. Next, add the flour to the remaining water and blend it well.
  9. Pour it into the beef/onion/stock mixture and let it thicken for a few minutes. I stir vigorously here so that there aren't any lumps in the gravy.
  10. Once the 'gravy' is thick, I add the veggies. Usually I use frozen, and just keep adding them until I think there are enough.
  11. By this time, your potatoes should be ready to mash.
  12. Salt, butter, milk and mash, until your potatoes are thick and creamy.
  13. Then, here's my trick (Thank You, Alton Brown)- I add a raw egg and mash the heck out of all of it. The egg helps the potatoes stay 'together' and brown nicely. Try it one time, and if you don't like it, leave the egg out next time.
  14. Pour the meat mixture into a cassarole dish (size depends on whether you like a deep pie).
  15. Top with the potatoes. I have a friend who puts some shredded cheese on top. I've had it, it's pretty good, but I prefer plain potatoes with a smidgen of butter smeared around the top.
  16. Bake at 400F for 20 minutes, or until the top is nice and golden brown. Or, freeze it unbaked, well wrapped in saran wrap and tinfoil. Just remember to take the saran wrap off, because I forgot once, and that's a mess you just don't want to think about.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 295.75 Kcal (1238 kJ)
Calories from fat 71.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.9g 12%
Cholesterol 63.84mg 21%
Sodium 610.82mg 25%
Potassium 750.79mg 16%
Total Carbs 31.9g 11%
Sugars 5.82g 23%
Dietary Fiber 4.27g 17%
Protein 19.15g 38%
Vitamin C 2.9mg 5%
Vitamin A 1.3mg 42%
Iron 2.8mg 15%
Calcium 88.2mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 68.93 Kcal (289 kJ)
Calories from fat 16.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.84g 12%
Cholesterol 14.88mg 21%
Sodium 142.37mg 25%
Potassium 174.99mg 16%
Total Carbs 7.43g 11%
Sugars 1.36g 23%
Dietary Fiber 1g 17%
Protein 4.46g 38%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 5%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 42%
Iron 0.6mg 15%
Calcium 20.6mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.8
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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