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Reviews & ratings Average global rating Lovely quick recipe. Cottage pie or shepherd's pie is a type of savory pie. It is made with minced meat, with mashed potato on top.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook my family’s cottage pie using 19 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make My Family’s Cottage Pie:

1. Make ready Canola Oil
2. Take Onion *finely chopped
3. Prepare Garlic *finely chopped
4. Get Carrot *cut into Peas & Corn size
5. Take Celery Sticks *finely chopped
6. Make ready Beef Mince
7. Take (*about 200g) Beef Steak *cut into 1.5cm pieces
8. Get Salt & Black Pepper
9. Take Plain Flour
10. Prepare Beef Stock
11. Take Tomato Paste
12. Make ready Worcestershire Sauce (Lea & Perrins)
13. Prepare Frozen Peas
14. Take Frozen Corn
15. Take <Mashed Potato>
16. Get to 1kg Potatoes *peeled & chopped
17. Make ready Salt & Pepper
18. Prepare Butter
19. Take Milk

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Steps to make My Family’s Cottage Pie:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until mashed potato is slightly browned. Serve immediately.

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