Recipe of Cottage Pie in 28 Minutes for Family

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, cottage pie. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Being from Australia, cottage pie is a favourite when it comes to comfort food for the family. Overall, this recipe is pretty close to the orignial. Not sure why you would want to add cinnamon to a traditional cottage pie.

Cottage Pie is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Cottage Pie is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cottage pie using 22 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie:

1. Take lean ground beef
2. Get large finely chopped onion
3. Take chopped carrots
4. Prepare large stalks celery finely chopped
5. Get frozen peas
6. Prepare white mushrooms, chopped
7. Prepare About 6 tablespoons of olive oil
8. Prepare oxo cubes (beef stock cubes - can buy on Amazon)
9. Prepare garlic powder
10. Take bay leaves
11. Make ready fresh thyme (optional)
12. Prepare Campbell’s French onion soup
13. Take heaped tablespoons Bisto gravy powder (buy on Amazon)
14. Take red wine
15. Prepare About a quarter cup of ketchup
16. Get Worcestershire sauce
17. Make ready Salt and pepper
18. Make ready For topping:
19. Prepare Costco mashed potatoes
20. Make ready butter
21. Make ready grated sharp cheddar cheese
22. Take little grated nutmeg

A traditional cottage pie is made with ground beef and topped with mashed potatoes. We used potato slices, which saves time and looks good, too. For a shepherd's pie, use lamb. There are many variations of the recipe, but the defining ingredients include minced or ground beef with onions (and sometimes other vegetables) in.

Instructions to make Cottage Pie:

1. In about 3 tablespoons of olive oil, Brown the beef (add a little salt and pepper)and drain - set aside.
2. In about 2 tablespoons of olive oil, Sauté chopped onions, celery, carrots, add a little salt and pepper while cooking. Cook on medium heat for about 15 minutes until softened.
3. Return meat to large pan and add a glass of red wine, can of soup, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce. Continue to cook on medium head stirring occasionally
4. Add sautéed vegetables
5. Sauté mushrooms in about 1 tablespoon of oil for about 5 minutes, and add to meat/veg mixture.
6. Add frozen peas.
7. Add 3 oxo cubes crumbled.
8. Put the bisto gravy powder in a mug or cup. Stir in about 1/4 cup cold water. Spoon into meat/veg mixture about a spoonful at a time and stir. This makes a rich gravy.
9. Check seasoning and continue cooking on low heat stirring occasionally.
10. Make the potatoes as directed. Put cooked potatoes in large bowl. Add butter, cheddar cheese and nutmeg. Mix well and set aside.
11. Remove bay leaves and thyme sprig (if used) and Spoon meat mixture into shallow casserole or baking pans (this is enough for two dishes)
12. Spoon potato mixture on the top making sure sides are sealed with potato mixture. Score top of potatoes with a fork. (Run fork across and down to make a pattern).
13. Bake in center of preheated 400 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until top is golden brown.

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. 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.

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