Slow Cooker 'Lazy' Cottage Pie Recipe
I grew up with shepherds pie as one of our staple meals - We never ate beef so I didn't have a cottage pie until I made one myself. Since then I have regularly cooked cottage pie but served with mash rather than made into a pie - My 'lazy' cottage pie!
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: British
Keyword: mince, slow cooker
Servings: 4 servings
- spray oil
- 1 kg mince beef
- 2 onions chopped
- 3 carrots chopped
- 3 celery sticks chopped
- 200 g frozen peas
- 3 tablespoons plain flour
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- 250 ml red wine
- 500 ml beef stock
- 4 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
- 2 bay leaves
Spray a large pan with oil and fry the mince until browned. Transfer to the slow cooker.
Add the vegetables, stir in the flour and add the rest of the ingredients.
Cook on low for 8 hours.
Serve with mash or if you'd like a 'proper' cottage pie, put in an ovenproof dish, top with mash and grill until browned.