Simple Way to Prepare Any-night-of-the-week Cottage Pie

Cottage Pie. 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.

Always freeze the pie on the day that you make it. Defrost in the fridge overnight, then cook as per the recipe. Wonderful cottage pie reminds me of the meals I had in my British school's canteen.

Hello everybody, it's me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, cottage pie. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Cottage Pie is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It's appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it's fast, it tastes yummy. They're fine and they look fantastic. Cottage Pie is something that I have loved my entire 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 begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cottage pie using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

Ingredients requirements - Cottage Pie:

1. Need 1 large - onion - diced.
2. Provide 2 large carrots - diced.
3. Need 1 stick of celery - diced.
4. Need 500 grams beef mince.
5. Provide 1 tbsp tomato puree.
6. You need 1 tbsp for worcestershire sauce.
7. Provide 1 tsp of dried mixed herbs.
8. Provide 2 tbsp - flour.
9. Require 500 ml beef stock.
10. Need 200 grams of mushrooms - sliced.
11. You need 800 grams of potatoes - diced.
12. Prepare Butter and milk to mash potatoes.

I followed the recipe for everything except the green peas coz I do not have them on hand. I use a bigger onion instead. I forgot to dot extra butter on top but it still came out crisp with adequately brown. There are many variations of the recipe, but the defining ingredients include minced or ground beef with onions (and sometimes other vegetables) in.

Cottage Pie steps:

1. Brown onions, carrots and celery in a large pan..
2. Add mince and continue cooking until brown..
3. Add tomato puree, worcestershire sauce, mixed herbs and flour, stir together and add beef stock and mushrooms..
4. Continue cooking with a lid on for 30 mins on a low heat..
5. In a separate pan bring potatoes to the boil in salted water and cook until tender..
6. Transfer meat mixture to a large pie dish..
7. Mash potatoes with plenty of butter and a little milk..
8. Spread mash on top of meat evenly and fluff with a fork..
9. Place pie under a pre-heated grill until golden 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. 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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