My Family’s Cottage Pie
My Family’s Cottage Pie

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Reviews & ratings Average global rating Lovely quick recipe. This Cottage Pie Recipe is cheesy and delicious. This great-value family favourite freezes beautifully and is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

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To get started with this particular 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. Take 1 tablespoon Canola Oil
  2. Take 1 Onion *finely chopped
  3. Get 1-2 cloves Garlic *finely chopped
  4. Get 1 Carrot *cut into Peas & Corn size
  5. Get 1 Celery Sticks *finely chopped
  6. Get 500 g Beef Mince
  7. Get 1 (*about 200g) Beef Steak *cut into 1.5cm pieces
  8. Make ready Salt & Black Pepper
  9. Take 2 tablespoons Plain Flour
  10. Get 1 cup Beef Stock
  11. Get 2 tablespoons Tomato Paste
  12. Make ready 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce (Lea & Perrins)
  13. Take 1/4 cup Frozen Peas
  14. Make ready 1/4 cup Frozen Corn
  15. Prepare <Mashed Potato>
  16. Get 800 g to 1kg Potatoes *peeled & chopped
  17. Make ready Salt & Pepper
  18. Prepare 30 g Butter
  19. Take 1/2 cup Milk

A good traditional cottage pie (not to be confused with a traditional shepherd's pie) was, is and always will be one of my favourite dinners. Traditional Cottage Pie with Cheesy Mash. Cottage pie, like its opposite lamb number, Shepherd's pie, was the ingenious idea of housewives many years ago, in order to create another warm and comforting meal usually from the Sunday Lunch left-overs. Traditional cottage pie with a rich meaty sauce, topped with creamy mashed potato, crisped up to golden perfection.

Instructions 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.

Check out my tip for ensuring also get a jug of delicious gravy to pour on top. This healthy cottage pie recipe makes the perfect family dinner recipe. Also suitable for freezing and easy to make Slimming World friendly or gluten free. Traditionally Cottage Pie is made with minced beef (as it is here) and Shepherd's Pie is made with minced lamb (as shepherds look after sheep). Shepherd's pie is a comforting, hearty, Classic English dish.

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