Cottage Pie with Guinness Gravy
Cottage Pie with Guinness Gravy
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- olive oil for suateeing
- 2 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 large carrot chopped fine
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 750 g ground beef
- 3 tbsp flour
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 can guinness
- 1 cube beef bouillon
- 3 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 3 sprig fresh thyme
- 2 large bay leaves dried
- 1.5 kg russet potatoes chopped
- 3 tbsp butter
Instructions
- In a large pot heat some olive oil then saute the onions and garlic til fragrant, about 1 minute
- Add the carrots and celery and cook another 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the beef and cook til brown, breaking up with a wooden spoon.
- Add the beer, bouillon, worchestershire sauce, thyme and bay leaves. Bring to a simmer on high heat then reduce to medium and simmer for 20-30 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
- preheat oven to 350F
- Add potatoes to a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and boil covered for at least 20 minutes until soft.
- Strain the potatoes, return them to their pot. Add butter and salt and pepper to taste then mash roughly.
- Add the meat to a large, deep baking dish. Top with potatoes and then use a fork to evenly spread the potatoes over the meat. Bake in the oven at 350F for 25-30 minutes. Remove from oven and rest 5 minutes before serving.