Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, cottage pie. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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

For this savory pie, ground beef, onions, veggies, herbs and spices marry perfectly: Everything is sauteed together and then combined with broth and tomato paste, and simmered until ready to pour into a prepared pie crust. The hearty filling is then topped with fluffy mashed potatoes, sprinkled with Cheddar cheese, and baked. 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.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook cottage pie using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie:

1. Get 1 Tablespoon Oil
2. Take 500 g Beef Mince
3. Prepare 1 Large Onion
4. Prepare 1 Garlic Clove
5. Prepare 2 Sprigs Fresh Thyme
6. Prepare 2 Tablespoons Tomato Purée
7. Get 2 Large Carrots (cut small)
8. Prepare 500 ml Beef Stock
9. Make ready 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
10. Take 1 Tablespoon Butter
11. Get Salt and Pepper (to taste)
12. Prepare 1 Tablespoon Flour
13. Get 8 Medium Potatoes
14. Get 50 ml Milk

I use a bigger onion instead. I forgot to dot extra butter on top but it still came out crisp with adequately brown. There are many variations of the recipe, but the defining ingredients include minced or ground beef with onions (and sometimes other vegetables) in. 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.

Steps to make Cottage Pie:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C
2. Peel, wash and chop the potatoes into 4, add to saucepan with boiling water and a pinch of salt. Boil for 25 minutes on a medium/high heat
3. Heat up pan until hot or as I like to use, my wok as it is great for quick cooking! Add the tablespoon of oil and break up the mince into the pan, cooking until the meat has browned
4. Add the onion, garlic, carrots and thyme and fry until softened
5. Add the tablespoon of flour (through a sieve) try not to get any big lumps in there! Stir on a low/medium heat covering the meat and veggies - (this will help thicken the stock when you add it)
6. Add tomato purée, salt and pepper to taste and then add the beef stock stirring as you add. Leave to simmer for 25 minutes to let the vegetables soften and the sauce thicken
7. Whilst your filling is simmering away strain your potatoes and mash them adding your butter and a good grind of pepper
8. Pour the mince filling into a baking dish and top with the mash. Fluff the top with a fork and I like to rub a little butter in with the fork so when it goes into the oven it makes it nice and crisp!
9. Cook for 10-15 minutes untill nice and golden brown and hot all the way through. Serve with some broccoli / asparagus 👍🏼

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. A traditional cottage pie is made with ground beef and topped with mashed potatoes.

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