Guinness Beef Cottage Pie

Guinness Beef Cottage Pie is a delicious and comforting meal. Tender seared beef and a plethora of vegetables in a savory herb and Guinness gravy is topped with Dubliner mashed potatoes. Serve with Irish brown bread or soda bread.

Course Mains & Entrees

Cuisine American, Irish

Keyword beef, Guinness, one pot meal, St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day Recipe

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 2 5

Total Time 2 35

Servings servings

Calories 538

Author Laurie McNamara

Equipment

Staub Cast Iron 3.5-qt Braiser with Glass Lid - Grenadine

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil plus more as needed
2 pounds bottom round roast cut into bite-size pieces
2 tablespoons steak seasoning I like Kinder's
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced yellow onion
1/2 cup diced celery
4 cloves garlic finely chopped
kosher salt
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
3/4 cup beef stock
1 tablespoon tapioca flour
3/4 cup Guinness
3/4 cup frozen peas
freshly ground black pepper
snipped chives or minced parsley for serving
3 to 4 cups mashed potatoes recipe within blog post or use leftovers
4 ounces Dubliner cheese

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350°F (or 180°C).
In a 10 to 12-inch deep skillet, add 1½ tablespoons olive oil and heat over medium-high heat.
Meanwhile, add the diced bottom round roast to a bowl, season with steak seasoning and toss to coat evenly. Once the pan and oil are hot, work in batches, searing the seasoned beef for 3 to 4 minutes a side. Transfer the browned beef to a clean bowl and repeat with the remaining pieces of seasoned roast, adding more oil as needed.
Once the roast has been seared, reduce heat to medium and add in the butter. Next add in the carrot, onion and celery with a pinch of kosher salt. Stir and cook until tender, scraping the browned bits from the bottom of the pan as the vegetables cook. Once tender, add in tomato paste and the minced garlic, thyme and rosemary. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine beef stock with tapioca powder. Add the browned beef back into the pan. Pour in the broth/tapioca mixture and Guinness. Stir to combine. Cover and slide onto the middle rack of your preheated oven and cook 1 hour and 20 minutes, stirring once halfway through.
Note: While the filling is braising in the oven, make or reheat mashed potatoes and add in 2 ounces of the grated Dubliner cheese and stir well until melted.
Once braised, remove and uncover. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste and add in the green peas. Top the beef filling with the mashed potatoes. Spread evenly so the mashed potatoes touch the sides of the pan. Sprinkle with the remaining dubliner cheese and bake for an additional 20 minutes. For more color, move the pan up to the highest position in your oven and broil for 1 to 2 minutes.
Once golden, remove and sprinkle with snipped fresh chives or minced parsley, if desired.

Notes

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