Cottage Pie
Cottage Pie

Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, cottage pie. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Cottage Pie is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Cottage Pie is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

Make sure the pie is completely cold, then cover it well with cling film and freeze. Always freeze the pie on the day that you make it. Defrost in the fridge overnight, then cook as per the recipe. Warming to the tips of your toes, a comforting dish of cottage pie is one of the best things about winter.

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

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

Add the mince and cook to brown. Put the mince mixture in a baking dish and spoon the mash over the top. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and in a large frying pan, heat the olive oil. Saute the onion, carrot, celery and garlic on a medium heat until softened, then add the beef mince.

Instructions 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.

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and in a large frying pan, heat the olive oil. Saute the onion, carrot, celery and garlic on a medium heat until softened, then add the beef mince. Proper English Cottage Pie is a delicious, very traditional mince pie (beef) topped with mashed potato. Prick the potatoes all over with a fork, then rub with a little oil. Heat a large sauté pan until hot.

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