Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, my family’s cottage pie. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Times are tough, we need to make every penny count. Cottage pie or shepherd's pie is a type of savory pie. It is made with minced meat, with mashed potato on top.
My Family’s Cottage Pie is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. My Family’s Cottage Pie is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have my family’s cottage pie using 19 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make My Family’s Cottage Pie:
- Make ready 1 tablespoon Canola Oil
- Get 1 Onion *finely chopped
- Take 1-2 cloves Garlic *finely chopped
- Get 1 Carrot *cut into Peas & Corn size
- Get 1 Celery Sticks *finely chopped
- Prepare 500 g Beef Mince
- Prepare 1 (*about 200g) Beef Steak *cut into 1.5cm pieces
- Get Salt & Black Pepper
- Make ready 2 tablespoons Plain Flour
- Take 1 cup Beef Stock
- Take 2 tablespoons Tomato Paste
- Prepare 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce (Lea & Perrins)
- Make ready 1/4 cup Frozen Peas
- Prepare 1/4 cup Frozen Corn
- Make ready <Mashed Potato>
- Get 800 g to 1kg Potatoes *peeled & chopped
- Prepare Salt & Pepper
- Prepare 30 g Butter
- Take 1/2 cup Milk
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Instructions to make My Family’s Cottage Pie:
- Heat Oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook Onion, Garlic, Carrot and Celery for 2-3 minutes. Add all Beef and cook, stirring and breaking up lumps, for 5 minutes.
- Add the Flour and cook, stirring, until combined, then add Stock, Tomato Paste and Worcestershire Sauce. Bring to the boil and reduce heat to simmer, stirring occasionally, cook until sauce thickens. Add Peas and Corn, season with Salt and Pepper.
- Meanwhile, cook Potatoes in a separate saucepan of salted water until tender. Drain well. Return to the saucepan and add Butter. Use a potato masher to mash until smooth. Add Milk and stir until well combined. Taste and season with Salt and Pepper.
- Preheat the oven to 220C. Spoon the mixture into a large baking dish. Cover with the mashed potato and use a fork to spread over and make a pattern.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until mashed potato is slightly browned. Serve immediately.
A good traditional cottage pie (not to be confused with a traditional shepherd's pie) was, is and always will be one of my favourite dinners. James Martin's easy cottage pie recipe is a family favourite. He goes back to basics to show you how to make a classic version, but easier. Serve the cottage pie with the peas. Our easy and classic cottage pie made with ground beef and potatoes is a stick-to-the-ribs comfort food dish.
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