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British · Iconic, England · United Kingdom
Cottage pie
Cottage pie (cottage pie), a England plate from the United Kingdom.
Pai editors’ mark 5 / 5
Plan, list, and collections
Cottage pie is cooked in England as its own plate, not as a copy of a restaurant menu. Simmer beef with onion and carrot, cover it with mashed potato, and bake until the top patches gold. Amounts are for 4 from foods this library can count.
Health
How this plate sits
Counted from the ingredient table. The score, richness, and badges describe one serving as written. The ring and the nutrient table follow the serving count above. This is general information, not medical advice.
75
Health score
Light & nourishing
Moderate
Richness
Gentle
Light to very rich, from fat, saturated fat, sugar, and the cream or butter in the plate.
- Protein 28%
- Carbs 32%
- Fat 39%
Suits · Diabetes-friendly
Sugar, fiber, and the starch mix sit in a gentler range. Your own portion still decides the day.
Watch · Heart-friendly
Saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, or fiber keeps this off the heart-friendly list.
Watch · Weight loss
Calories, protein, or richness make this a fuller plate than a light day wants.
Suits · High protein
About 32.8 g of protein in the serving.
Watch · Low sodium
About 555 mg of sodium, above the 450 mg mark.
Watch · Gluten-free
Wheat or gluten is in the required list.
Watch · Dairy-free
A milk ingredient is in the required list.
Watch · Vegetarian
Meat, poultry, fish, or shellfish is in the required list.
Suits · Pregnancy
No alcohol, liver, or caffeine in the required list. Cook meat, eggs, and seafood through.
Watch · Gentle when sick
Fat or sugar is high for a day when appetite is low.
Suits · Kid-friendly
Heat stays mild, and the required list has no alcohol or liver.
Calories by ingredient
Each number is that ingredient’s table calories, split across the servings.
- Ground beef, 90% lean246 kcal
- Potato135 kcal
- Unsalted butter54 kcal
- Yellow onion14 kcal
- Carrot12 kcal
- Low-sodium beef broth3 kcal
Glycemic load
Estimated glycemic load for this count: 24.4. The bands come from the ingredient table.
Portion
One serving, as written, is about 468 kcal.
Allergens. Fish, Gluten, Milk
Make it healthier
Use half the salt
Salt adds no calories in this table, so the calorie figure stays put while sodium falls.
About 468 kcal after the change.
Use half the kosher salt and finish with citrus or vinegar.
The same plate with less sodium. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
Serve three-quarters of the plate.
The seasoning stays. The calories fall with the portion. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
| Nutrient | Amount | % daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 468 kcal | 23% |
| Protein | 32.8 g | 66% |
| Carbohydrate | 37.7 g | 14% |
| Fiber | 5.2 g | 19% |
| Total sugars | 4.8 g | 10% |
| Fat | 20.4 g | 26% |
| Saturated fat | 9.2 g | 46% |
| Cholesterol | 107 mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 555 mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 1387 mg | 30% |
| Calcium | 65 mg | 5% |
| Iron | 5 mg | 28% |
| Magnesium | 77 mg | 18% |
| Zinc | 7.5 mg | 68% |
| Vitamin A | 309 mcg | 34% |
| Vitamin C | 40.1 mg | 45% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1 mcg | 1% |
| Vitamin E · estimate | 0.6 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K · estimate | 10 mcg | 8% |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.3 mg | 21% |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.4 mg | 27% |
| Niacin (B3) | 9.6 mg | 60% |
| Vitamin B6 | 1.2 mg | 69% |
| Folate | 48 mcg | 12% |
| Vitamin B12 | 3.1 mcg | 130% |
Low-confidence marks sit on glycemic load or on vitamins the USDA row left blank. Those vitamins are filled from a food-group reference and labeled as estimates. Reported USDA values, including zeros, are kept. 50 g is the daily value for added sugar. This figure is total sugar, including fruit and milk.
- Protein is high enough to make the meal satisfying.
- Saturated fat is moderate to high. Worth noticing if cholesterol is on your mind.
- Fish here is a commonly eaten, lower-mercury choice when fully cooked. Follow your own pregnancy fish guidance.
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.
Equipment
- Oven
- Scale
- Mixing bowls
- Parchment
- The pan in the method
- Cooling rack
- Skewer or toothpick
- Oven thermometer
Ingredients
Each line is stored in grams. The second amount is the other system, so a cup measure and the gram weight stay together.
Ground beef, 90% lean4 portions560 g
Potato4 potatoes700 g
Yellow onion1 onion140 g
Carrot2 carrots120 g
Low-sodium beef broth0.8 cup200 ml
Unsalted butter2 tbsp30 g
Worcestershire sauce1 tbsp15 ml
Fresh thyme1 tsp2 g
Kosher salt0.5 tsp3 g
The first amount follows the unit toggle. The second is the other system. Both follow the serving count.
If you need to swap
- Use half the kosher salt and finish with citrus or vinegar.. The same plate with less sodium.
- Serve three-quarters of the plate.. The seasoning stays. The calories fall with the portion.
Method
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1Set the oven to 325°F / 163°C and leave it for 15 minutes so the rack is actually hot. Weigh ground beef, 90% lean, potato, yellow onion, carrot, low-sodium beef broth, unsalted butter, worcestershire sauce, fresh thyme, kosher salt. Cottage pie is cooked in England as its own plate, not as a copy of a restaurant menu. Simmer beef with onion and carrot, cover it with mashed potato, and bake until the top patches gold. Amounts are for 4 from foods this library can count.
Heat oven 15 min
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2Line the pan with parchment. If this is Cottage pie, a bare pan is the usual reason the first slice sticks. Butter only the parchment, not a pool of fat.
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3Stir the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another. Combine them until the batter or dough for Cottage pie is even, with no dry streaks and no long mixing after that.
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4Scrape the mixture into the pan and level the top. Cottage pie bakes evenly only when the center is not a dome of unmixed batter.
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Cottage pie, step 5
Step 5 · Bake about 18 min
5Bake at 325°F / 163°C until this is true: The crust of Cottage pie is brown at the edge and the filling bubbles slowly in the center. Start checking at 18 minutes. Opening the door early drops the heat.
Bake about 18 min
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Cottage pie, step 6
Step 6 · Cool 10 min
6Cool Cottage pie in the pan for 10 minutes, then move it to a rack. Cutting while it is steaming collapses the crumb. Film Cottage pie in this shot order and no other: a cooling rack and a waiting towel; a blender lid held down for the puree; aromatics softening without color; the slice or ladle hitting a warm plate. Slate words for the editor: sable, hearth, zester, shimmer, jute, amber, olive, dough, skillet, opaque.
Cool 10 min
How you know it is done
The crust of Cottage pie is brown at the edge and the filling bubbles slowly in the center.
If it goes wrong
- Cottage pie looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center.
- Cottage pie spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
Storage
Cool Cottage pie completely. Keep it covered at room temperature for 2 days, or wrap and freeze for a month. Refrigerate custard, cream, and fresh-fruit fillings the same day and eat them within 3 days.
How this dish helps your daily life
- Cottage pie is one of the plates people ask for by name from England.
- Every ingredient is weighed, so the calorie, protein, and sodium lines come from the table rather than a guess.
Notes
Pregnancy. Cook meat, poultry, eggs, and seafood through. Skip alcohol if a bottle is listed, or cook it until the steam no longer smells of it. There is no raw-fish step.
From the kitchen. Simmer beef with onion and carrot, cover it with mashed potato, and bake until the top patches gold.
Allergens in the required list: Fish, Gluten, Milk.
Your stars and note
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.