Guide to Make Cottage Pie in 19 Minutes at Home

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, cottage pie. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a 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 favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Cottage Pie is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

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 can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie:

1. Make ready lean ground beef
2. Get large finely chopped onion
3. Prepare chopped carrots
4. Prepare large stalks celery finely chopped
5. Take frozen peas
6. Make ready white mushrooms, chopped
7. Take About 6 tablespoons of olive oil
8. Take oxo cubes (beef stock cubes - can buy on Amazon)
9. Make ready garlic powder
10. Get bay leaves
11. Get fresh thyme (optional)
12. Get Campbell’s French onion soup
13. Prepare heaped tablespoons Bisto gravy powder (buy on Amazon)
14. Make ready red wine
15. Make ready About a quarter cup of ketchup
16. Get Worcestershire sauce
17. Get Salt and pepper
18. Prepare For topping:
19. Get Costco mashed potatoes
20. Make ready butter
21. Take grated sharp cheddar cheese
22. Prepare little grated nutmeg

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. There are many variations of the recipe, but the defining ingredients include minced or ground beef with onions (and sometimes other vegetables) in.

Instructions to make Cottage Pie:

1. In about 3 tablespoons of olive oil, Brown the beef (add a little salt and pepper)and drain - set aside.
2. 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.
3. 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
4. Add sautéed vegetables
5. Sauté mushrooms in about 1 tablespoon of oil for about 5 minutes, and add to meat/veg mixture.
6. Add frozen peas.
7. Add 3 oxo cubes crumbled.
8. 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.
9. Check seasoning and continue cooking on low heat stirring occasionally.
10. Make the potatoes as directed. Put cooked potatoes in large bowl. Add butter, cheddar cheese and nutmeg. Mix well and set aside.
11. Remove bay leaves and thyme sprig (if used) and Spoon meat mixture into shallow casserole or baking pans (this is enough for two dishes)
12. 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).
13. Bake in center of preheated 400 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until top is 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. 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.

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