Recipe: Yummy 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.

While the potatoes are still hot, mix in the butter, milk, and salt. Taste the potatoes and add additional butter, milk, and salt to taste. Cottage pie is a meat pie that is topped with mashed potatoes and baked in the oven. You can have Cottage/Shepherd's Pie using 20 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Cottage/Shepherd's Pie

1. It's 4 Tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
2. You need 2 lb of Ground Beef or Lamb (I used Ground Beef).
3. Prepare 1 of Large Onion, diced.
4. You need 2 Cups of Carrots, peeled and diced.
5. You need 3 Cloves of Garlic, minced.
6. It's 1 Tbsp of Worcestershire Sauce.
7. It's 2 Tbsp of Ketchup.
8. It's 2 tsp of Paprika.
9. It's 1 tsp of Dried Rosemary.
10. It's 1/2 cup of or Red Wine.
11. Prepare 4 Tbsp of All Purpose Flour.
12. Prepare 2 cups of Beef Stock.
13. Prepare 1 cup of Frozen Peas.
14. It's of For the mashed potato topping:.
15. You need 2 lbs of Potatoes (7-8 medium sized potatoes), peeled and cut in.
16. Prepare 1 cup of Whole Milk.
17. You need 4 Tbsp of Unsalted Butter.
18. It's 1/2 cup of Shredded Cheddar Cheese.
19. Prepare 1 of Egg Yolk.
20. Prepare to taste of Salt and Pepper,.

Now, cottage pie and shepherd's pie differ only in the type of ground meat they are made with. Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name). However, as the dish gained wider popularity outside of its native English homeland (where using beef would make this a cottage pie), beef became a common substitute, especially in America where it's more widely available than ground lamb. This is a recipe for Cottage Pie.

Cottage/Shepherd's Pie step by step

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 its 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 its 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..

This is a recipe for Cottage Pie. Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, uncover, decrease the heat to. Chinese Pie: That is the name used for the meat and corn topped with potato in Maine and other parts of New England.

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