A Proper Cottage Pie
A Proper Cottage Pie

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, a proper cottage pie. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

A Proper Cottage Pie is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. A Proper Cottage Pie is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

Proper English Cottage Pie is a delicious, very traditional mince pie (beef) topped with mashed potato. Cottage pie is one of the classics of a British classic kitchen. It is known for being a hearty, filling, and warming food and although often thought of as a winter dish, it is perfect any time of year.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook a proper cottage pie using 25 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make A Proper Cottage Pie:
  1. Get Filling
  2. Prepare 1-1/3 pound ground beef
  3. Make ready 2 cups beef broth
  4. Prepare 1-1/2 cups carrots
  5. Get 1-1/4 cup celery
  6. Take 1-1/3 cup onion
  7. Make ready 1/2 cup red wine
  8. Make ready 1/3 cup all purpose flour
  9. Prepare 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  10. Get 1-1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  11. Make ready 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  12. Take 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  13. Make ready 1 teaspoon salt
  14. Get 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  15. Take 4 tablespoons butter
  16. Make ready Mash
  17. Take 4 tablespoons butter
  18. Get To taste salt
  19. Get 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
  20. Make ready 1-2/3 pound potatoes
  21. Make ready As needed water
  22. Take 2 tablespoons chopped parsley flakes
  23. Get 1 cup evaporated milk
  24. Prepare Topping
  25. Take 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded

A Proper Cottage Pie Cottage pie is made from beef, whereas real, Shepherd's pie, is made using lamb. Some people can use gravy granules, to make the gravy part. I can't because it contains MSG which I am allergic to. Also if you would like to add a cup of English peas to the filling feel free to do so.

Instructions to make A Proper Cottage Pie:
  1. 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.
  2. Whip the potatoes well till creamy. Let rest. Chop the vegetables and melt the butter.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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!!!
  7. Bake 30 minutes. Take out of oven and allow to rest 12-15 minutes before serving. I hope you enjoy!!!!

Oh you don't neccesarily have to use cheese. This is a proper posh, lux version of a cottage pie with not holes barred in terms of rich, deep flavour. It is definitely a more special occasion version of a family favourite rather than the usual mid week version. Full of natural, wholesome Irish ingredients with elements of umami this dinner is a total winner for the whole crew. If you're a lover of casseroles and comfort food you've probably come across a proper cottage pie before, maybe in a restaurant or pub, or maybe you've made one yourself.

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