Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, cottage pie. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Cottage Pie is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Cottage Pie is something that I have loved my whole life.
Classic, epic Cottage Pie made properly, with a luscious filling. Cottage Pie - comfort food central! This English classic has a deeply savoury beef mince filling smothered in gravy topped with creamy.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have cottage pie using 22 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie:
- Get 3 lbs lean ground beef
- Get 1 large finely chopped onion
- Make ready 2 cups chopped carrots
- Prepare 2 large stalks celery finely chopped
- Prepare 1 bag frozen peas
- Take 1 cup white mushrooms, chopped
- Get About 6 tablespoons of olive oil
- Take 3 oxo cubes (beef stock cubes - can buy on Amazon)
- Get 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Make ready 2 bay leaves
- Take 1 sprig fresh thyme (optional)
- Get 1 can Campbell’s French onion soup
- Prepare 2 heaped tablespoons Bisto gravy powder (buy on Amazon)
- Get 1 glass red wine
- Make ready About a quarter cup of ketchup
- Prepare 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- Prepare to taste Salt and pepper
- Get For topping:
- Prepare 2 containers Costco mashed potatoes
- Get 1 tablespoon butter
- Prepare 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
- Get 1 little grated nutmeg
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. The difference between Shepherd's Pie and Cottage Pie is the meat. Cottage Pie uses ground beef I called this recipe Shepherd's Pie.
Steps to make Cottage Pie:
- In about 3 tablespoons of olive oil, Brown the beef (add a little salt and pepper)and drain - set aside.
- In about 2 tablespoons of olive oil, Sauté chopped onions, celery, carrots, add a little salt and pepper while cooking. Cook on medium heat for about 15 minutes until softened.
- Return meat to large pan and add a glass of red wine, can of soup, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce. Continue to cook on medium head stirring occasionally
- Add sautéed vegetables
- Sauté mushrooms in about 1 tablespoon of oil for about 5 minutes, and add to meat/veg mixture.
- Add frozen peas.
- Add 3 oxo cubes crumbled.
- Put the bisto gravy powder in a mug or cup. Stir in about 1/4 cup cold water. Spoon into meat/veg mixture about a spoonful at a time and stir. This makes a rich gravy.
- Check seasoning and continue cooking on low heat stirring occasionally.
- Make the potatoes as directed. Put cooked potatoes in large bowl. Add butter, cheddar cheese and nutmeg. Mix well and set aside.
- Remove bay leaves and thyme sprig (if used) and Spoon meat mixture into shallow casserole or baking pans (this is enough for two dishes)
- Spoon potato mixture on the top making sure sides are sealed with potato mixture. Score top of potatoes with a fork. (Run fork across and down to make a pattern).
- Bake in center of preheated 400 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until top is golden brown.
But, I wrote the recipe so that you could use ground beef or. 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. This DELICIOUS Cottage Pie is made with a mixture of ground beef, ground sausage, and mixed vegetables in a delicious gravy and baked under a layer of fluffy mashed potatoes. 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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