Name: Cottage pie pancakes recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes: 4
Ingredients: 60g plain flour; 175g milk; 1 egg; Pinch of salt; 200g sweet potato (mashed); Oil/butter for frying

By Holly Arnold

published 25 December 13

Are you looking for a dinner to have on Pancake Day? This fun recipe takes the classic cottage pie and gives it a pancake twist. The topping is a sweet potato pancake so is lovely and crisp on the outside but soft and potatoey on the inside - it's a strange combination but it really works. This pancake recipe (opens in new tab) is a great option for dinner.

Ingredients

60g plain flour
175g milk
1 egg
Pinch of salt
200g sweet potato (mashed)
Oil/butter for frying

For the filling

1 onion
250g beef mince
400g tin chopped tomatoes

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Method

Prepare the filling first. Chop the onion and fry until soft. Add in the mince and cook until browned. Add in the chopped tomatoes and bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer until the sauce is thick.
Peel and slice the sweet potato and cook in boiling water until soft. Mash and allow to cool.
Prepare the pancake batter by measuring out the flour and salt and adding the sweet potato. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg and milk, then whisk into the flour mixture.
Add a little oil/butter to a small pan and add in a ladle of batter when hot. Allow to cook on one side then gently turn the pancake - it will be quite soft so be careful when flipping.
Serve the filling with a sweet potato pancake resting on top.

Top Tip for making Cottage pie pancakes

You can replace the sweet potato with regular potato mash if you'd rather

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Holly Boultwood

Holly has over 15 years' experience understanding and creating digital content that people want to read and share. Holly's has created news and lifestyle content for brands, such Now Magazine, Best Magazine and Goodto.com.