K J’s Cottage Pie

When the temperature drops at the beginning of June one could be excused for seeking comfort food belonging to January. But I’m not one for mince and carrot cottage pie, I’m and ‘anything goes’ cottage pie maker writes Sandra Tate… Having put in almost everything in the fridge into this one it seemed more than appropriate to cook it on Kamado Joe for his added ‘signature flavour’. That wonderful whiff of smokey Joe. First off we want none of that plain old mashed potato topping (husband has a pathological dislike of it and we can’t bear the moaning) so it’s a mix of potato, sweet potato with sliced leeks added 4 minutes before end of boiling time that I mashed with lots of butter, white pepper & salt (no milk! that makes it too smooth and sloppy). For cottage pie, I like to use a black iron skillet so that once the meat sauce is cooked I can add the topping and transfer the pan to Kamado Joe and...