Cottage Pie
Cottage Pie

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, cottage pie. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Proper English Cottage Pie is a delicious, very traditional mince pie (beef) topped with mashed potato. Cottage pie is a combination of ground lamb or beef with mashed potatoes, topped with a bubbling layer of cheese is the perfect comfort food. It's a good remedy for the winter chills.—Shannon Copley, Upper Arlington, Ohio Classic Cottage Pie Recipe photo by Taste of Home 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.

Cottage Pie is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Cottage Pie is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have cottage pie using 20 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie:
  1. Get For the mash
  2. Take 2.5 Kg Maris Piper potatoes
  3. Get 150 ml double cream
  4. Take 300 ml milk
  5. Make ready 3-4 knobs butter
  6. Prepare Pinch salt
  7. Prepare Pinch pepper
  8. Prepare Pinch nutmeg
  9. Take For the filling
  10. Make ready 750 g beef mince
  11. Make ready 50 g peas
  12. Get 3 tbsp olive oil
  13. Take 2 large knobs of salted butter
  14. Take 1 tbsp paprika
  15. Make ready Sprinkle of chilli powder
  16. Get For the topping
  17. Get 400 g medium cheddar cheese, grated
  18. Take To serve
  19. Get Savoy cabbage
  20. Take 600 ml gravy

Originally, cottage pie was made as a way to use up leftover meat. A pie dish would be lined at the sides and bottom with mashed potato. 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.

Steps to make Cottage Pie:
  1. Peel the potatoes and put them in a saucepan with water and a pinch of salt, and boil. This should take about 30-40 minutes.
  2. While the potatoes are cooking, add the oil and butter to a saucepan on a medium/high heat, and once the oil starts sizzling - add the mince and break it all apart so all the meat in separated. Fry until browned and the liquid fat has been cooked off. Add the peas.
  3. To check the potatoes are cooked, try and pick one up by stabbing it with a knife. If it falls off the knife with ease, the potatoes are done. Drain and mash, gradually adding milk, butter and cream where necessary. Add the salt, pepper and nutmeg… mash until there are no lumps.
  4. In a large oven dish, spread the mince filling across the bottom, until level. Repeat with the mash. Top with the cheese and bake in a preheated oven (150°C) until the cheese is golden brown. Serve immediately with gravy and savoy cabbage.

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. Boil the potatoes until soft and mash them with the milk until smooth and creamy. Spoon the meat mixture into a gratin dish and cover with a thick, even layer of mashed potato.

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