Take 4 medium carrots peeled chopped small cubed (cooked)
Make ready 6 celery stalks, thinly sliced
Get 1 cup frozen peas (cooked)
Take 1 handful fresh Flat Parsley, chopped finely
Get 1 small stalk fresh rosemary (or 1 tsp dried rosemary)
Prepare 1/4 cup all purpose-flour dissolved in 1/4 cup cold vegetables's water
Make ready To serve with: steam hot rice Jasmine
Prepare or with Roast Pumpkins
Make ready MASHED POTATOES:
Prepare 4-5 large potatoes (preferable less starch), peeled, sliced
Prepare 3 tbs butter
Make ready 1 cup whole milk
Make ready 3 tbs cream (optional)
Prepare to taste Salt and grinded black pepper
Take 1 medium red onions,π°chopped finely
Prepare Top of minced beef: π§1cup (8 oz) grated Cheddar Cheese
It can be made numerous ways. Traditionally, Shepherd's pie is made with ground lamb or mutton and Cottage pie is made with beef. Shepherds Pie is completely different to a Cottage Pie,, cottage Pie is minced meat and vegies to be cooked. Shepherds Pie is cold Roast Lamb and Pickled Pork already cooked,, it is minced with a meat mincer, with tomato sauce mixed through, No vegies are added, just mashed potato (or sliced) spread on top and heated only in the oven till potato slightly browned ,, this is delicious and has. "Shepherd's pie" is made from lamb (hence "shepherd"), while "cottage pie" is made with beef.
Pre-heat oven to 400 F.Heat oil in a large wok (or large frying pan)over medium heat.Add onions & cook until slightly translucent.Add ground meat,cook meat with onions stirring constantly to make sure you're cooking all the meat evenly.Once the meat is all brown&you see it's juices filling the pan then sprinkle salt over the top&with wooden spoon break the lumps, then add red wine, mix &stir for 8', then add bay leaves,1stalk rosemary, celery, garlic, black pepper & parsley. Mix all and
Turn heat down to low to simmer. Add 1/4 cup Italian Tomato Passata (or whole tomato 1can), 1 1/4 cup beef stock, 2 beef stock cubes and add solution of 1 tbs flour for thicken. Combine everything well. Season with salt & pepper. Let simmer for 20' put the lid on, checking and stirring occasionally. *adjust liquid as needed, adding water in small intervals (you don't want this to dry, but you also don't want to make soup). While the meat cooks make the mashed potatoes.
Wash and peel potatoes. Place potatoes in a double pot pan, below is the pan that has 1 inch cold water. Bring to a boil then turn down to medium heat until potatoes are tender about 20'. Drain in colander, put the potatoes to a bowl, add 3 tbs butter to melt, salt n pepper, 1 cup milk & 3 tbs cream (option).Mash until smooth & creamy, π°add red onions, salt & pepper, lastly on top add 1cup grated cheese (I'll do that later on). Cover with gladwrap and put to side until ready to use.
In another saucepan boil the chopped carrots in 1/2cup water & pinch of salt for 5'. Add the frozen peas and cook for further 2'. Turn off. Tipp mixture of carrots & peas into the wok over the minced beef mixture, with the big spoon mix well. Turn off the heat, remove wok from the stove.
Assembly: Remove the bay leaves&the rosemary stalk from the minced beef mixture.Grease base&sides of a deep rectangular 13inch x 9inch ovenproof baking dish with oil or melted butter.Add the cooked minced beef mixture on the bottom dish,in an even layer.On top I sprinkle 1cup grated cheese.Then on top of cheese I add the mashed potatoes,spread them evenly over the whole dish with a rubber spatula.Cover the whole dish with another 1 cup grated Cheddar Cheese and spread them with a rubber spatula.
Put the baking dish in the oven in the middle rack and let it cook for 15'-20' (or until the filling is bubbling and the top is golden brown).(I don't like it overcook) Let it rest for 5 minutes before serving. To serve with a steam of hot rice and roast pumpkins or any veges that you have in the fridge.πΌπͺ enjoy.
Cottage pie is actually older than shepherd's pie. Old-Fashioned Cottage Pie is made with ground beef, savory gravy, mashed potatoes, and vegetables. It's an economical meal that is also freezer-friendly. This comfort food is filling and affordable to create. Cover and set aside until needed.