Cottage Pie Recipe | Simple Home Edit

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, finely diced (or grated)
• 1 tsp freshly minced garlic
• 2 stalks celery, finely diced
• 2 carrots, grated
• 2 zucchini (courgettes), grated
• 1 kg minced (ground) beef
• 50 g plain (all-purpose) flour
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 750 ml beef stock
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
• ½ tsp sea salt flakes
• 1.2 kg potatoes (all-rounder), peeled and quartered
• 40 g unsalted butter
• 250 ml milk, slightly warmed (see note 1)
• 1 tsp sea salt flakes
• 50 g freshly grated parmesan