Steps to Prepare Award-winning Traditional Cottage Pie

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Traditional Cottage Pie is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Traditional Cottage Pie is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

Proper English Cottage Pie is a delicious, very traditional mince pie (beef) topped with mashed potato. Wonderful cottage pie, reminds me of the meals I had in my British school's canteen. I followed the recipe for everything except the green peas coz I do not have them … Classic Cottage Pie Cottage pie is a combination of ground lamb or beef with mashed potatoes, topped with a bubbling layer of cheese is the perfect comfort food. Defrost in the fridge overnight, then cook as per the recipe.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook traditional cottage pie using 23 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Traditional Cottage Pie:

1. Take Mince
2. Make ready 1 large onion, chopped
3. Prepare 2 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
4. Take 300 ml red wine
5. Prepare 2 cloves garlic, chopped
6. Get 1 tsp mixed dried herbs
7. Make ready 1 can chopped tomatoes
8. Make ready 2 medium carrots, sliced
9. Make ready 150 grams smoked bacon, chopped
10. Take 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
11. Prepare Salt
12. Take Freshly ground black pepper
13. Prepare 1 tbsp tomato purée
14. Take 500 grams mince beef
15. Take Mash
16. Get 1 tbsp dijon mustard
17. Make ready 80 grams butter
18. Prepare 4 tbsp full fat milk
19. Take 1 kg potatoes, peeled and diced
20. Make ready Water, to boil potatoes
21. Make ready 1 pinch salt
22. Make ready Fresh ground black pepper
23. Get Grated cheddar cheese

Drain most of the accumulated fat from the pan. Cottage Pie is a family-favorite and such a treat as a mid-week meal. We love the addition of some red wine to the recipe to add a touch of luxury to what is otherwise a very homely dish. Cottage Pie and Shepherd's Pie are both savory meat pies with a crust or topping of mashed potatoes.

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.

We love the addition of some red wine to the recipe to add a touch of luxury to what is otherwise a very homely dish. Cottage Pie and Shepherd's Pie are both savory meat pies with a crust or topping of mashed potatoes. Traditionally, Shepherd's Pie is made with ground or minced lamb, while a Cottage Pie is made with ground or minced beef. Why is it called cottage pie? It originated when the potato was being introduced as a cheap food for the poor, and the dish was popular among the people living in modest cottages.

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