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Easiest Way to Prepare Award-winning Cottage/Shepherd's Pie

Cottage/Shepherd's Pie. True comfort food at it's finest, and one of our all-time favorites! Perfect for a chilly autumn or winter's day, and goes great with a glass of cider or Guinness. Recipe is from my sis-in-law Ellen, who happens to be married to an Englishman.

Cottage/Shepherd's Pie Here in the states we are more of a beef eating culture than a lamb eating one, and when one is served "shepherd's pie" here, it is most often made with ground beef. In England (and Australia and New Zealand) they would call the beef dish a "cottage pie" and the. Peel the potatoes, cube them and put them on the hob to boil and cook.

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True comfort food at it's finest, and one of our all-time favorites! Perfect for a chilly autumn or winter's day, and goes great with a glass of cider or Guinness. Recipe is from my sis-in-law Ellen, who happens to be married to an Englishman.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook cottage/shepherd's pie using 20 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Cottage/Shepherd's Pie:

  1. {Make ready of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
  2. {Get of Ground Beef or Lamb (I used Ground Beef).
  3. {Get of Large Onion, diced.
  4. {Take of Carrots, peeled and diced.
  5. {Make ready of Garlic, minced.
  6. {Take of Worcestershire Sauce.
  7. {Take of Ketchup.
  8. {Take of Paprika.
  9. {Prepare of Dried Rosemary.
  10. {Prepare of or Red Wine.
  11. {Get of All Purpose Flour.
  12. {Get of Beef Stock.
  13. {Prepare of Frozen Peas.
  14. {Prepare of For the mashed potato topping:.
  15. {Get of Potatoes (7-8 medium sized potatoes), peeled and cut in.
  16. {Make ready of Whole Milk.
  17. {Get of Unsalted Butter.
  18. {Take of Shredded Cheddar Cheese.
  19. {Prepare of Egg Yolk.
  20. {Prepare of Salt and Pepper,.

Break the mince down into the frying pan or wok, add the onion, herbs and salt. Fry it over until sealed and slightly brown and the onions are soft. Add the tomatoes, carrots, stock cube and half a tin (use the tomato one) of water. Cottage pie is a meat pie that is topped with mashed potatoes and baked in the oven.

Steps to make Cottage/Shepherd's Pie:

  1. In a large skillet preheated over medium-high heat add the olive oil with ground beef. Cook for about 4 to 5 minutes while breaking it up with a spatula until it’s no longer pink..
  2. Add onions and carrots, season them with salt and pepper. Cook the veggies for about 7 to 8 minutes or until they have developed some color and started to soften. Add the garlic, ketchup,  worcesteshire sauce, dried rosemary and paprika and cook for another minute..
  3. Add the wine and cook it for about a minute or until it has reduced slightly..
  4. Sprinkle beef with the flour and cook, stirring constantly for about 2 minutes..
  5. Add the beef stock and let it come to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and let it simmer for 5-10 minutes or until the mixture has thickened..
  6. Stir in frozen peas and cook until warmed through for about 2-3 minutes..
  7. For the mashed potato topping:.
  8. In a large pot, cover potatoes with cold water and add some salt. Bring to a boil, cook until soft for about 15-20 minutes and drain. Use a potato masher to mash potatoes until smooth..
  9. In a small saucepan, heat together the milk and butter so it’s nice and warm. Add the warm milk and butter to the mashed potatoes along with some cheddar cheese and mix everything well. Season with 1/2 tsp of paprika, salt and pepper to taste. Add the egg yolk and mix well..
  10. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees..
  11. Spray the bottom and sides of a large baking dish with some non-stick spray, add the meat mixture and then top it with the mashed potatoes. Spread it evenly and place it in the oven and let it cook for about 15-20 minutes or until the mashed potatoes are golden brown..

Now, cottage pie and shepherd's pie differ only in the type of ground meat they are made with. This is a recipe for Cottage Pie. This is a recipe for Cottage Pie. Thank you, Dale Shepherd's pie is a comforting, hearty, Classic English dish. Traditionally Shepherd's pie, is made with ground lamb, when beef is used, it's called "Cottage Pie". (It's also gluten free) After I finished cooking school, I decided to move to England and get a job.

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