Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, a proper cottage pie. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. 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 favored of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. A Proper Cottage Pie is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular 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
- Prepare 1-1/3 pound ground beef
- Make ready 2 cups beef broth
- Take 1-1/2 cups carrots
- Get 1-1/4 cup celery
- Prepare 1-1/3 cup onion
- Take 1/2 cup red wine
- Prepare 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- Get 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- Get 1-1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- Take 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- Take 1 teaspoon salt
- Make ready 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Take 4 tablespoons butter
- Get Mash
- Prepare 4 tablespoons butter
- Make ready To taste salt
- Get 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- Get 1-2/3 pound potatoes
- Make ready As needed water
- Prepare 2 tablespoons chopped parsley flakes
- Take 1 cup evaporated milk
- Take Topping
- Get 1 cup 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. Make sure the pie is completely cold, then cover it well with cling film and freeze. Always freeze the pie on the day that you make it.
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!!!!
Cottage pie or shepherd's pie is a type of savory pie. It is made with minced meat, with mashed potato on top. It comes from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The dish is now popular worldwide. Warming to the tips of your toes, a comforting dish of cottage pie is one of the best things about winter.
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