Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, cottage pie. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Cottage pie or shepherd's pie is a type of savory pie. It is made with minced meat, with mashed potato on top. It comes from the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Cottage Pie is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Cottage Pie is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cottage pie using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie:
- Take 1 Tablespoon Oil
- Prepare 500 g Beef Mince
- Take 1 Large Onion
- Make ready 1 Garlic Clove
- Get 2 Sprigs Fresh Thyme
- Prepare 2 Tablespoons Tomato Purée
- Prepare 2 Large Carrots (cut small)
- Make ready 500 ml Beef Stock
- Take 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
- Get 1 Tablespoon Butter
- Prepare Salt and Pepper (to taste)
- Get 1 Tablespoon Flour
- Take 8 Medium Potatoes
- Prepare 50 ml Milk
Cottage pie is actually older than shepherd's pie. It is a dish that originated around the time that As cottage pie became popular throughout Britain and potatoes became a staple crop in Ireland, the. Traditional cottage pie with a rich meaty sauce, topped with creamy mashed potato, crisped up to golden perfection. Check out my tip for ensuring also get a jug of delicious gravy to pour on top.
Instructions to make Cottage Pie:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C
- Peel, wash and chop the potatoes into 4, add to saucepan with boiling water and a pinch of salt. Boil for 25 minutes on a medium/high heat
- Heat up pan until hot or as I like to use, my wok as it is great for quick cooking! Add the tablespoon of oil and break up the mince into the pan, cooking until the meat has browned
- Add the onion, garlic, carrots and thyme and fry until softened
- Add the tablespoon of flour (through a sieve) try not to get any big lumps in there! Stir on a low/medium heat covering the meat and veggies - (this will help thicken the stock when you add it)
- Add tomato purée, salt and pepper to taste and then add the beef stock stirring as you add. Leave to simmer for 25 minutes to let the vegetables soften and the sauce thicken
- Whilst your filling is simmering away strain your potatoes and mash them adding your butter and a good grind of pepper
- Pour the mince filling into a baking dish and top with the mash. Fluff the top with a fork and I like to rub a little butter in with the fork so when it goes into the oven it makes it nice and crisp!
- Cook for 10-15 minutes untill nice and golden brown and hot all the way through. Serve with some broccoli / asparagus 👍🏼
Proper English Cottage Pie is a delicious, very traditional mince pie (beef) topped with mashed potato. Being from Australia, cottage pie is a favourite when it comes to comfort food for the family. This classic cottage pie recipe is easy to make and would make the perfect family meal packed with minced beef, sweet tomatoes and topped with Watch how to make Quick and easy cottage pie. Cottage pie is a delicious variation of the classic shepherd's pie, and it's fairly simple to make at home! Use beef, rather than lamb, and fill your pie with sautéed onions, carrots, and celery.
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