cottage pies

Beef under mash

Cottage pie is a British dish of minced beef topped with mashed potato and baked until the top is browned.

The dish is comfort food, homey and filling.

When made with lamb instead of beef, it's called shepherd's pie—though the names are often used interchangeably: We're having cottage pie for dinner.

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beef · meats · meat and potatoes · onion · comfort food · wholesome · British cuisine · moussaka · thyme · casserole dishes · rosemary · ovens · bake · stew · mashing · family meals · baking · sautéing

Opposites
meat filling type

cottage piesshepherd's pie

Meat baked under potatoes

shepherd's pies · lamb pie · fish pie · lamb pies

cuisine formality

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Pastry-encased filet mignon

haute cuisine · beef bourguignon · coq au vin · osso buco · fine dining

dish structure

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Family

cottage, cottages, pies, cotter

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G