Low and slow, that’s where it’s at. Recipes that take a bit longer to make usually tend to scare us away. After all, who has the time to invest more time into preparing a meal? The thing is, though, it’s worth it! There’s a reason why stews are so comforting, hearty, and flavorful – it’s because all the flavors have the time to really get to know each other, the meat gets all tender and juicy, and that’s how you end up with heaven in a bowl. So in the spirit of low and slow, we’re sharing our recipe for a beautiful steak and cheese cottage pie!
Steak And Cheese Cottage Pie
Ingredients
- 2 lbs steak
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 red onions, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 7 oz mushrooms, quartered
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 pint dark beer, such as Guinness
- 1.25 cups beef broth
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 rosemary sprig
- 7 oz goat cheese
- 6 medium potatoes
- sea salt
- olive oil
- chives to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Rinse the potatoes thoroughly and then pat them dry. Put them on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, and then sprinkle with salt. Roast the potatoes in the oven for 50 minutes, then allow them to cool a little before freezing them for 1 hour.
- Slice the steak into chunks and fry the meat in olive oil. Add the onions, carrots, mushrooms, and garlic, and sauté everything for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Toast the flour and tomato paste for a second and then season everything with salt and pepper. Deglaze the skillet with dark beer.
- Now add the beef broth, bay leaves, and rosemary, then put the lid on the skillet and let the stew simmer for 45 minutes on low heat, stirring occasionally.
- Grate the goat cheese over the beef stew.
- Now grate the frozen potatoes over the stew and put the cottage pie in the oven for 25 minutes at 350°F. Garnish with chives before serving.
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This is proper British grub, and it’s downright delicious. All that meat and those grated potatoes come together to create a rich, hearty cottage pie!