Cottage Pie
Cottage Pie

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, cottage pie. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Cottage Pie is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Cottage Pie is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

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.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have cottage pie using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie:
  1. Make ready 8 medium sized potatoes
  2. Make ready 1/2 kg ground beef or lamb
  3. Take 2 carrots, diced
  4. Get 1 can green peas
  5. Make ready 1 can mushrooms, sliced
  6. Take 4 cloves garlic
  7. Make ready 1 onion
  8. Get 1 small box cheese, cut into cubes
  9. Make ready 1 small stick butter
  10. Get 500 grams spaghetti sauce
  11. Make ready 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
  12. Take to taste salt, sugar and pepper
  13. Prepare 1 small can evaporated milk
  14. Get Green bell peppers (optional)
  15. Prepare Spiced ham, diced and cooked

I followed the recipe for everything except the green peas coz I do not have them on hand. I use a bigger onion instead. I forgot to dot extra butter on top but it still came out crisp with adequately brown. There are many variations of the recipe, but the defining ingredients include minced or ground beef with onions (and sometimes other vegetables) in.

Steps to make Cottage Pie:
  1. Boil potatoes in a pot until soft/cooked. Peel once cool enough to handle. Mash while adding milk and half of the butter. Set aside for later.
  2. Cook garlic until golden brown. Using the same pan, cook onions until translucent. Set aside.
  3. Cook ground beef for 15-20 minutes or until brown. Mix cooked garlic, onions and remaining butter. Add carrots and mushrooms. Add spaghetti sauce, green peas, and cubed cheese (leave some to grate and use for topping later). You may also add green bell peppers and cooked spiced ham if you want. Simmer for 15 minutes or until carrots are cooked.
  4. In an oven-safe dish or bowl, put meat sauce and on top of it, layer prepared mashed potato mixture. Sprinkle with grated cheese and pop in the oven for 10 minutes at 350°.

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. 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.

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