Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, cottage pie. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Cottage Pie is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Cottage Pie is something which I have loved my whole life.
Being from Australia, cottage pie is a favourite when it comes to comfort food for the family. Overall, this recipe is pretty close to the orignial. Not sure why you would want to add cinnamon to a traditional cottage pie.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook cottage pie using 22 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie:
- Take 3 lbs lean ground beef
- Prepare 1 large finely chopped onion
- Prepare 2 cups chopped carrots
- Make ready 2 large stalks celery finely chopped
- Prepare 1 bag frozen peas
- Prepare 1 cup white mushrooms, chopped
- Get About 6 tablespoons of olive oil
- Make ready 3 oxo cubes (beef stock cubes - can buy on Amazon)
- Get 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Prepare 2 bay leaves
- Prepare 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
- Make ready 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- Make ready to taste Salt and pepper
- Make ready For topping:
- Prepare 2 containers Costco mashed potatoes
- Prepare 1 tablespoon butter
- Take 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
- Take 1 little grated nutmeg
I forgot to dot extra butter on top but it still came out crisp with adequately brown. This is a meat and carb heavy dish, so it goes really well with fresh side salads like a Rocket Salad with Balsamic Dressing, or a Garden Salad with French or Italian Dressing. I recently served it with this Carrot Salad with a Honey Dijon Dressing which was a hit!. For a cosy meal on a cold winter night, try it with a side of Glazed Roasted Carrots and Sautéed.
Instructions 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.
Cottage pie is a meat pie that is topped with mashed potatoes and baked in the oven. Now, cottage pie and shepherd's pie differ only in the type of ground meat they are made with. A traditional cottage pie is made with ground beef and topped with mashed potatoes. We used potato slices, which saves time and looks good, too. For a shepherd's pie, use lamb.
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