Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, cottage pie. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Cottage Pie is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Cottage Pie is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have cottage pie using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie:
- Take 500 g lean beef mince
- Make ready 1 carrot, diced
- Take 1 onion, finely chopped
- Get 2 celery sticks, diced
- Get 3 large potatoes cut into large cubes
- Take 500 ml beef stock
- Take Mixed herbs
- Take Worcestershire sauce
- Make ready Salt and pepper
- Take Garlic paste
- Get 1 little red wine
- Get Olive oil
- Make ready Milk
- Prepare Butter
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Steps to make Cottage Pie:
- Preheat the oven to about 190°. Heat a little olive oil in a large sauce pan and add the onion, carrot and celery (apparently called a mirepoix). Cook for a few minutes.
- Crumble in the mince to the mirepoix and cook until brown, stirring with a fork rather than a spoon (stops the mince from clumping together).
- Add in a little red wine, a little Worcestershire sauce, some garlic paste, mixed herbs, salt and pepper, all to taste and then add the beef stock. Simmer, covered for about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a separate pan, cook the potatoes until soft, about 15 minutes, then mash with a little butter and milk until smooth and set aside.
- Transfer the minced beef and vegetables to an oven dish.
- Layer the mashed potatoes on top and fluff with a fork. Cook in the oven for about 30 minutes until the potatoes are nice and golden. Enjoy 😋
Check out my tip for ensuring also get a jug of delicious gravy to pour on top. 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. The Best Cottage Pie Recipe (Shepherd's Pie with Beef!) Learn How to Make Shepherd's Pie in ONE POT for Saint Patrick's Day! Cottage pie is actually older than shepherd's pie.
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