# @tom.smallwood on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@tom.smallwood/video/7533147411640765714
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73829071-tomsmallwood-tiktok
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-31T07:39:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Tom Smallwood (@tom.smallwood) — https://gondola.cc/tom.smallwood

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Cottage Potatoes ?  For the Potatoes: - 4 large potatoes - 1 tbsp olive oil - Salt, to season - 40g butter (for mashing) - 100g grated cheddar cheese - Chives, finely sliced (to garnish) For the Savoury Mince: - 500g beef mince - 1 onion, diced - 2 celery stalks, finely chopped - 1 carrot, finely chopped - Salt, to season - 1 tbsp tomato paste - 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce - 1 beef stock cube (or 250ml beef stock) - 1 large bay leaf - 1 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped - ½ cup frozen peas     1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Poke holes all over each potato using a fork. Rub with olive oil and season well with salt. Wrap tightly in foil and place directly on the oven rack. Bake for 1 hour, or until a paring knife slides through easily.Once done, remove from oven and allow to cool slightly.     2. While potatoes bake, heat a pan over medium-high heat and brown the beef mince. Remove from pan and set aside.In the same pan, lower heat to medium and sweat the onion until softened. Add celery and carrot, season with salt, and cook until softened. Stir in tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Return mince to the pan. Add Worcestershire sauce, crumble in the stock cube, and pour in enough water to just cover the meat (or use stock). Add bay leaf and thyme. Simmer uncovered for 20–30 minutes, or until reduced and saucy. Stir in peas in the final few minutes.     3. Open foil on each potato, cut a deep X into the top and gently press from the sides to open it up. Fluff the inside with a fork and mash in a little butter and salt. Spoon in hot mince, top with grated cheddar, and return to the oven for a few minutes until the cheese melts. Garnish with chopped chives and serve hot. #cottagepie #bakedpotato #EasyRecipes #DinnerIdeas #midweekmeals #cottagepotatoes 

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midweekmeals, cottagepotatoes, cottagepie, easyrecipes, dinnerideas, bakedpotato

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