Recipe: Yummy Cottage Pie

Cottage Pie. Read Customer Reviews & Find Best Sellers. For this savory pie, ground beef, onions, veggies, herbs and spices marry perfectly: Everything is sauteed together and then combined with broth and tomato paste, and simmered until ready to pour into a prepared pie crust. The hearty filling is then topped with fluffy mashed potatoes, sprinkled with Cheddar cheese, and baked.

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. Wonderful cottage pie reminds me of the meals I had in my British school's canteen. You can have Cottage Pie using 22 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Cottage Pie

1. You need 3 lbs of lean ground beef.
2. Prepare 1 of large finely chopped onion.
3. It's 2 cups of chopped carrots.
4. Prepare 2 of large stalks celery finely chopped.
5. You need 1 bag of frozen peas.
6. You need 1 cup of white mushrooms, chopped.
7. Prepare of About 6 tablespoons of olive oil.
8. It's 3 of oxo cubes (beef stock cubes - can buy on Amazon).
9. Prepare 1 teaspoon of garlic powder.
10. You need 2 of bay leaves.
11. Prepare 1 sprig of fresh thyme (optional).
12. You need 1 can of Campbell’s French onion soup.
13. You need 2 of heaped tablespoons Bisto gravy powder (buy on Amazon).
14. You need 1 glass of red wine.
15. You need of About a quarter cup of ketchup.
16. You need 3 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce.
17. You need to taste of Salt and pepper.
18. It's of For topping:.
19. You need 2 containers of Costco mashed potatoes.
20. You need 1 tablespoon of butter.
21. It's 1 cup of grated sharp cheddar cheese.
22. You need 1 of little grated nutmeg.

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. Cottage pie is actually older than shepherd's pie.

Cottage Pie instructions

1. In about 3 tablespoons of olive oil, Brown the beef (add a little salt and pepper)and drain - set aside..
2. In about 2 tablespoons of olive oil, Sauté chopped onions, celery, carrots, add a little salt and pepper while cooking. Cook on medium heat for about 15 minutes until softened..
3. Return meat to large pan and add a glass of red wine, can of soup, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce. Continue to cook on medium head stirring occasionally.
4. Add sautéed vegetables.
5. Sauté mushrooms in about 1 tablespoon of oil for about 5 minutes, and add to meat/veg mixture..
6. Add frozen peas..
7. Add 3 oxo cubes crumbled..
8. Put the bisto gravy powder in a mug or cup. Stir in about 1/4 cup cold water. Spoon into meat/veg mixture about a spoonful at a time and stir. This makes a rich gravy..
9. Check seasoning and continue cooking on low heat stirring occasionally..
10. Make the potatoes as directed. Put cooked potatoes in large bowl. Add butter, cheddar cheese and nutmeg. Mix well and set aside..
11. Remove bay leaves and thyme sprig (if used) and Spoon meat mixture into shallow casserole or baking pans (this is enough for two dishes).
12. Spoon potato mixture on the top making sure sides are sealed with potato mixture. Score top of potatoes with a fork. (Run fork across and down to make a pattern)..
13. Bake in center of preheated 400 degree oven for about 30 minutes or until top is golden brown..

Potatoes were affordable ingredients that were often used by the peasants, who lived in cottages. A traditional cottage pie is made with ground beef and topped with mashed potatoes. We used potato slices, which saves time and looks good, too. For a shepherd's pie, use lamb. There are many variations of the recipe, but the defining ingredients include minced or ground beef with onions (and sometimes other vegetables) in.