Guide to Prepare Cottage Pie

Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, cottage pie. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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How to Prepare Cottage Pie

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook cottage pie using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie:

1. Make ready 3 tbsp. olive oil, divided
2. Prepare 1 tbsp. butter
3. Make ready 1 lb. ground beef
4. Get 1/2 yellow onion, diced
5. Prepare 2 cloves garlic, minced
6. Prepare 1 tbsp. tomato paste
7. Take 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
8. Take 1/2 tsp. each salt, pepper, dried rosemary
9. Prepare 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
10. Take 3 tbsp. all purpose flour
11. Prepare 1 1/2 cups unsalted beef broth
12. Make ready 1 1/2 cup frozen peas and carrot mixture
13. Take 3 cups already prepared mashed poatoes
14. Make ready 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese

I forgot to dot extra butter on top, but it still came out crisp with adequately brown. View Suggestions BACK TO TOP See all Scripps Networks Digital. 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.

Instructions

Instructions to make Cottage Pie:

1. In a large, deep skillet, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat. Once its hot, add the beef and cook until it is browned throughout. Drain out any fat, if needed, then set it aside on a plate and cover with foil.
2. Add the remaining oil and butter to the skillet. Once the butter melts, add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent. Then stir in the garlic and tomato paste. Cook and stir another minute or so, then add the beef back to the skillet with the seasonings. Increase the heat to med-high.
3. Sprinkle the flour over the beef and stir to integrate. Cook and stir often for a couple of minutes, then stir in the broth and Worcestershire sauce. Let the mixture come up to a simmer and let it simmer until it has thickened (5-10 minutes. The gravy should coat the back of a spoon). Then remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the frozen veggies.
4. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 8x8" baking pan, then pour the beef mixture into it and spread it out evenly. Stir the cheese into the mashed potatoes (if using leftovers like I do, warm the potatoes up slightly first). Then scoop the mashed potatoes evenly over the top and use a fork to spread them out, being careful not to mix it into the beef mixture. Bake for 25 or so minutes, until golden on top and heated throughout. Then let it sit for 10 or so minutes before serving.

For a shepherd's pie, use lamb. 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. There are many variations of the recipe, but the defining ingredients include minced or ground beef with onions (and sometimes other vegetables) in a gravy.

As simple as that How to Prepare Cottage Pie

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