Cottage Pie Vi

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 5 cups cooked roast beef, chopped in small pieces
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 cups thinly sliced carrots
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 2 cups beef gravy
• 1 beef bouillon cube (or equivalent base)
• 3 teaspoons parsley flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon sage
• 3 large bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• pepper
• unsalted butter or margarine
• mashed potatoes
• cheddar cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 sauté onions, celery and carrots in unsalted butter or margarine in large skillet just until tender.
• 2 combine with roast beef, gravy and spices and simmer slowly for about 20 minutes.
• 3 be sure to remove bay leaves.
• 4 mixture should be thicker than stew but neither too dry nor too runny.
• 5 add more gravy if necessary.
• 6 put approximately ¾ cup hot beef mixture into small, round casserole dish.
• 7 cover to edges with mashed potatoes, smoothing with knife.
• 8 mark with tines of fork.
• 9 sprinkle middle with approximately 2 tablespoons grated cheddar.
• 10 place under broiler until lightly browned or bake in 350°f oven for 15 minutes.
• 11 garnish with fresh parsley.