Recipe: Appetizing Cottage Pie

Cottage Pie. 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.

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 a combination of ground lamb or beef with mashed potatoes, topped with a bubbling layer of cheese is the perfect comfort food. You can have Cottage Pie using 24 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cottage Pie

1. You need of meat mixture.
2. Prepare 1 tbsp of butter.
3. You need 1 tbsp of olive oil, extra virgin.
4. Prepare 1 lb of ground beef.
5. It's 1 cup of onion, chopped.
6. It's 2 tbsp of garlic, minced.
7. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp of dry rosemary.
8. You need of salt.
9. It's 1 tbsp of ground cumin.
10. It's 4 tsp of worcestershire sauce.
11. It's 1 tbsp of ketchup.
12. It's 1 tsp of cayenne pepper.
13. You need 1/3 cup of all-purpose flour.
14. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of beef broth.
15. It's 1 cup of frozen peas.
16. You need 1 cup of frozen carrots.
17. It's of potato topping.
18. Prepare 6 of medium purple potatoes.
19. You need 1 tbsp of butter.
20. It's 1/3 cup of heavy cream.
21. You need 1/2 cup of pepper jack cheese.
22. It's 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese.
23. It's 1 of egg, beaten.
24. It's of salt.

It's a good remedy for the winter chills.—Shannon Copley, Upper Arlington, Ohio 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. 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.

Cottage Pie step by step

1. Preheat oven to 375°F..
2. In a deep sauce pan add in butter and oil on medium heat..
3. Add in the onions, garlic, and beef, and saute for 10 minutes until beef is cooked through..
4. Add in flour and mix; the flour will absorb the extra moisture to create a gravy later..
5. Cook for another 3-4 minutes to cook off the flours raw edge and add in the below seasoning ingredients..
6. Add in broth, cook and stir until sauce has thicken (about 5 minutes)..
7. Stir in frozen veggies, and remove from heat..
8. Add meat and veggie filling into a baking dish... Be sure to flatten your meat mixture in the dish..
9. Meanwhile boil your potatoes until fork tender..
10. Then add in butter, heavy cream, cheese, seasoning, & egg yoke. Mash and mix well..
11. Using a large spoon, place dollops of potatoes over your meat filling, then using a fork, gently spread potatoes evenly across the meat filling. Doing it this way will help from pulling the meat up & mixing it into the potato crust..
12. Bake in oven for 30 minutes until the sides have brown..
13. Remove baking dish from oven and let cool for 10-15 minutes before serving..

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. Boil the potatoes until soft and mash them with the milk until smooth and creamy. Spoon the meat mixture into a gratin dish and cover with a thick, even layer of mashed potato. Why is it called cottage pie?