Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, a proper cottage pie. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Proper English Cottage Pie is a delicious, very traditional mince pie (beef) topped with mashed potato. Leftover mashed potatoes are mixed with white cheddar cheese to form the top crust for this British pub-food staple. Ground beef is traditionally used, but lean ground turkey will work, as well.
A Proper Cottage Pie is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. A Proper Cottage Pie is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have a proper cottage pie using 25 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make A Proper Cottage Pie:
- Get Filling
- Make ready 1-1/3 pound ground beef
- Get 2 cups beef broth
- Make ready 1-1/2 cups carrots
- Make ready 1-1/4 cup celery
- Get 1-1/3 cup onion
- Prepare 1/2 cup red wine
- Get 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- Make ready 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- Take 1-1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- Prepare 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- Get 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- Get 1 teaspoon salt
- Prepare 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Take 4 tablespoons butter
- Make ready Mash
- Take 4 tablespoons butter
- Take To taste salt
- Prepare 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- Get 1-2/3 pound potatoes
- Take As needed water
- Make ready 2 tablespoons chopped parsley flakes
- Prepare 1 cup evaporated milk
- Get Topping
- Get 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
It is definitely a more special occasion version of a family favourite rather than the usual mid week version. Full of natural, wholesome Irish ingredients with elements of umami this dinner is a total winner for the whole crew. Here is how you achieve it. Ingredients of A Proper Cottage Pie.
Steps to make A Proper Cottage Pie:
- Peel wash and cube the potatoes. Cover with water and boil till fork tender. Drain the water. Add the butter, and milk. Shred the cheese and add to the potatoes. Add the parsley and salt.
- Whip the potatoes well till creamy. Let rest. Chop the vegetables and melt the butter.
- Sauté the vegetables for 12 minutes in the butter with the salt, pepper, garlic, and thyme. Add the beef and when browned add the wine and allow to reduce. Simmer 15 minutes. This can be done as you are doing the potatoes.
- When the liquids are reduced add the flour and tomato paste. Stir and incorporate well. Let the flour cout and cook for 7 minutes. Add the broth.
- Preheat the oven 400°Fahrenheit. Stir well stirring constantly this will thicken. Transfer to an oven safe pan I used an 8×12 pan about 2-1/2 inch deep. Spread it out evenly. Then add the mashed potatoes I used a spoon, but you can pipe it on.
- Take a big fork and plow the field, put grooves on top. Then top off with 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded. Put onto another pan. I put parchment paper on the bottom pan for easy cleanup. It's gonna bubble over!!!
- Bake 30 minutes. Take out of oven and allow to rest 12-15 minutes before serving. I hope you enjoy!!!!
Here is how you achieve it. Ingredients of A Proper Cottage Pie. Drain potatoes; mash with milk and butter. Spread over meat mixture; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Place pie plate on a foil-lined baking sheet (plate will be full).
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