Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, a proper cottage pie. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Proper English Cottage Pie is a delicious, very traditional mince pie (beef) topped with mashed potato. I agree, Cottage Pie does not have a pie crust, but I can see no reference to it in this recipe. As mentioned in another review, Worcestershire Sauce adds valuable flavor to the.
A Proper Cottage Pie is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. A Proper Cottage Pie is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have a proper cottage pie using 25 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make A Proper Cottage Pie:
- Prepare Filling
- Take ground beef
- Prepare beef broth
- Make ready carrots
- Make ready celery
- Prepare onion
- Prepare red wine
- Get all purpose flour
- Prepare tomato paste
- Make ready Worcestershire sauce
- Get minced garlic
- Get dried thyme
- Make ready salt
- Take ground black pepper
- Take butter
- Make ready Mash
- Take butter
- Make ready salt
- Get sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- Take potatoes
- Get water
- Get chopped parsley flakes
- Prepare evaporated milk
- Take Topping
- Get sharp cheddar cheese shredded
Cottage Pie - comfort food central! This English classic has a deeply savoury beef mince filling smothered in gravy topped with creamy mashed potato, baked until. 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.
Instructions to make A Proper Cottage Pie:
- Peel wash and cube the potatoes. Cover with water and boil till fork tender. Drain the water. Add the butter, and milk. Shred the cheese and add to the potatoes. Add the parsley and salt.
- Whip the potatoes well till creamy. Let rest. Chop the vegetables and melt the butter.
- Sauté the vegetables for 12 minutes in the butter with the salt, pepper, garlic, and thyme. Add the beef and when browned add the wine and allow to reduce. Simmer 15 minutes. This can be done as you are doing the potatoes.
- When the liquids are reduced add the flour and tomato paste. Stir and incorporate well. Let the flour cout and cook for 7 minutes. Add the broth.
- Preheat the oven 400°Fahrenheit. Stir well stirring constantly this will thicken. Transfer to an oven safe pan I used an 8×12 pan about 2-1/2 inch deep. Spread it out evenly. Then add the mashed potatoes I used a spoon, but you can pipe it on.
- Take a big fork and plow the field, put grooves on top. Then top off with 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded. Put onto another pan. I put parchment paper on the bottom pan for easy cleanup. It's gonna bubble over!!!
- Bake 30 minutes. Take out of oven and allow to rest 12-15 minutes before serving. I hope you enjoy!!!!
Top it off with fluffy mashed potatoes, bake it in the oven, and enjoy! Always freeze the pie on the day that you make it. Defrost in the fridge overnight, then cook as per the recipe. Warming to the tips of your toes, a comforting dish of cottage pie is one of the best things about winter. James Martin's easy cottage pie recipe is a family favourite.
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