Recipe: Delicious Cottage Pie Cups

Cottage Pie Cups. Cottage Pie are just like Shephards Pie except ground /minced beef is used instead of ground / minced lamb. HOW TO MAKE COTTAGE PIE CUPS EASY SHEPERDS PIE RECIPESomething very traditional, re-created into a delicious mini gourmet snack, The Dr.

I'd also recommend cutting back on the cheese. Just enough to brown on top of the mashed potato is sufficient. Place potatoes into a pot; cover with salted water, and bring to a boil over high heat. You can cook Cottage Pie Cups using 21 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Cottage Pie Cups

1. It's 1 teaspoon of salt.
2. You need 1 tablespoon of distilled white vinegar.
3. Prepare 1 cup of ice water.
4. It's 1/2 cup of butter.
5. Prepare 1/2 cup of lard.
6. Prepare 3 cups of all purpose flour.
7. Prepare of Potatoes------------------.
8. You need 6 of medium potatoes.
9. Prepare 12 ounces of evaporated milk.
10. It's To taste of salt.
11. It's 2 of large egg yokes.
12. It's 1/2 stick of butter.
13. You need 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
14. It's of Beef mixture---------------------.
15. It's 2 pound of ground chuck.
16. Prepare 1 of large carrot grated.
17. You need 1 of medium onion grated.
18. Prepare 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce.
19. You need To taste of kosher salt.
20. Prepare To taste of ground black pepper.
21. Prepare 1 tablespoon of tomato paste.

There are many variations of the recipe, but the defining ingredients include minced or ground beef with onions (and sometimes other vegetables) in a gravy. Heat the cast iron skillet over medium-high heat until it feels hot. Then, add the olive oil and ground beef, and lower the heat slightly to medium. A traditional cottage pie is made with ground beef and topped with mashed potatoes.

Cottage Pie Cups instructions

1. Preheat oven 400 degrees Fahrenheit..
2. Peel and dice the potatoes. Put in the water and boil till fork tender..
3. Drain the potatoes put back into the pot add the milk, yokes, and butter mash and mix till creamy. Stir in the mozzarella cheese. Salt to taste. Let cool.
4. To a skillet add the beef, carrots, onions, Worcestershire sauce, and spices. Brown the beef then drain. Add the tomato paste. Simmer 7 minutes..
5. Simmering..
6. Cut in the shortening and the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix the water and vinegar together in a cup. Add the mixture to the crumbs. Mix together just until the dough is combined knead till easy to work with..
7. Spray the muffin pan with nonstick spray. Add the pie crust to the muffin pan fill each hole..
8. Add meat filling to the pie crust.
9. Add potatoes to a ziploc bag. Cut the tip of one corner off..
10. Squeeze the potatoes through the opening, or spoon it on..
11. Add the muffin pan to the oven and bake 20-25 minutes till crust is done and Potatoes are browned a bit..
12. Let rest 10 minutes. Serve, I hope you enjoy!!.

We used potato slices, which saves time and looks good, too. For a shepherd's pie, use lamb. 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. For a smaller pie portion, you can easily adapt using half of the ingredient amounts.