To make cottage pie from scratch you make it using ground beef, gravy, vegetables and mashed potatoes.
Gather the ingredients for the cottage pie which include.
4 large Yukon Gold potatoes, quartered.
6 tablespoons butter, divided.
1 clove garlic, minced.
Some salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
1 tablespoon olive oil.
1 pound lean ground beef.
1 tablespoon herbes de Provence.
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg.
1 ½ cups frozen peas.
Place the potatoes into a pot, cover with salted water and then bring the water to a boil over high heat.
Then reduce the heat to medium low and cover and simmer until the potatoes are tender, which takes around 20 minutes.
Then drain and mash the potatoes with 2 tablespoons of butter and garlic.
Season it to taste with salt and pepper and then set aside.
Next, heat some olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and add ground beef, herbes de Provence, and nutmeg.
Then cook and stir until the beef is lightly brown and crumbly, which takes around 10 minutes.
Spread the beef evenly in the prepared pie plate and cover evenly with the peas and spread the mashed potatoes over the peas.
Dot the top of the pie with the remaining butter and then bake it uncovered in a preheated oven at 350 F until golden brown on top and heated through, which takes around 20 minutes.