Traditional Cottage Pie
Traditional Cottage Pie

Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, traditional cottage pie. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Traditional Cottage Pie is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Traditional Cottage Pie is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have traditional cottage pie using 23 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Traditional Cottage Pie:
  1. Take Mince
  2. Take 1 large onion, chopped
  3. Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
  4. Take 300 ml red wine
  5. Take 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  6. Take 1 tsp mixed dried herbs
  7. Take 1 can chopped tomatoes
  8. Take 2 medium carrots, sliced
  9. Make ready 150 grams smoked bacon, chopped
  10. Get 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
  11. Get Salt
  12. Get Freshly ground black pepper
  13. Prepare 1 tbsp tomato purée
  14. Make ready 500 grams mince beef
  15. Get Mash
  16. Get 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  17. Take 80 grams butter
  18. Make ready 4 tbsp full fat milk
  19. Get 1 kg potatoes, peeled and diced
  20. Prepare Water, to boil potatoes
  21. Make ready 1 pinch salt
  22. Make ready Fresh ground black pepper
  23. Get Grated cheddar cheese
Instructions to make Traditional Cottage Pie:
  1. Add 2 tablespoon of olive oil in a large frying pan and heat the oil over a medium heat. Then add the bacon, fry for 2-3 minutes until bacon is cooked. Remove the bacon and set aside.
  2. Add the onion, garlic and carrot to the pan to the oil, cook over a medium heat until the vegetables become soft.
  3. Next add the mince and cook until brown.
  4. Add the tin tomatoes, purée, wine, mixed herbs, the cooked bacon, the Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with lid and simmer for 30-40 minutes.
  5. In the meantime, boil the potatoes in salted water until they are soft. About 15 minutes.
  6. Drain the potatoes well and then mash. Add the mustard, milk and butter. Season with pepper and if needed more salt. (You may add another tbsp of mustard, if you prefer the taste a little stronger).
  7. When ready, spoon the mince mixture into a casserole dish. Top with the mash and sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese.
  8. Pre-heat the oven to 190 c / Gas mark 5.
  9. Bake the pie for 30-35 minutes or until the mash has become golden brown.
  10. Let it rest for 15 minutes prior to serving.

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