Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, cottage pie. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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.
Cottage Pie is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Cottage Pie is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have cottage pie using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie:
- Make ready 3 tbsp. olive oil, divided
- Make ready 1 tbsp. butter
- Prepare 1 lb. ground beef
- Prepare 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- Prepare 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Make ready 1 tbsp. tomato paste
- Make ready 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- Make ready 1/2 tsp. each salt, pepper, dried rosemary
- Make ready 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
- Prepare 3 tbsp. all purpose flour
- Take 1 1/2 cups unsalted beef broth
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup frozen peas and carrot mixture
- Prepare 3 cups already prepared mashed poatoes
- Make ready 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese
For a cosy meal on a cold winter night, try it with a side of Glazed Roasted Carrots and Sautéed. Wonderful cottage pie reminds me of the meals I had in my British school's canteen. I followed the recipe for everything except the green peas coz I do not have them on hand. I use a bigger onion instead.
Instructions to make Cottage Pie:
- In a large, deep skillet, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat. Once its hot, add the beef and cook until it is browned throughout. Drain out any fat, if needed, then set it aside on a plate and cover with foil.
- Add the remaining oil and butter to the skillet. Once the butter melts, add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent. Then stir in the garlic and tomato paste. Cook and stir another minute or so, then add the beef back to the skillet with the seasonings. Increase the heat to med-high.
- Sprinkle the flour over the beef and stir to integrate. Cook and stir often for a couple of minutes, then stir in the broth and Worcestershire sauce. Let the mixture come up to a simmer and let it simmer until it has thickened (5-10 minutes. The gravy should coat the back of a spoon). Then remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the frozen veggies.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 8x8" baking pan, then pour the beef mixture into it and spread it out evenly. Stir the cheese into the mashed potatoes (if using leftovers like I do, warm the potatoes up slightly first). Then scoop the mashed potatoes evenly over the top and use a fork to spread them out, being careful not to mix it into the beef mixture. Bake for 25 or so minutes, until golden on top and heated throughout. Then let it sit for 10 or so minutes before serving.
I forgot to dot extra butter on top but it still came out crisp with adequately brown. Cottage pie is actually older than shepherd's pie. Potatoes were affordable ingredients that were often used by the peasants, who lived in cottages. 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.
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