Hello everybody, it’s me again, Bethany, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, a proper cottage pie. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
A Proper Cottage Pie is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. A Proper Cottage Pie is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook a proper cottage pie using 25 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make A Proper Cottage Pie:
- Get Filling
- Get 1-1/3 pound ground beef
- Take 2 cups beef broth
- Prepare 1-1/2 cups carrots
- Get 1-1/4 cup celery
- Get 1-1/3 cup onion
- Take 1/2 cup red wine
- Get 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- Get 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- Take 1-1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- Get 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- Get 1 teaspoon salt
- Prepare 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Get 4 tablespoons butter
- Take Mash
- Get 4 tablespoons butter
- Prepare To taste salt
- Make ready 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- Make ready 1-2/3 pound potatoes
- Prepare As needed water
- Prepare 2 tablespoons chopped parsley flakes
- Prepare 1 cup evaporated milk
- Get Topping
- Prepare 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions to make A Proper Cottage Pie:
- Peel wash and cube the potatoes. Cover with water and boil till fork tender. Drain the water. Add the butter, and milk. Shred the cheese and add to the potatoes. Add the parsley and salt.
- Whip the potatoes well till creamy. Let rest. Chop the vegetables and melt the butter.
- Sauté the vegetables for 12 minutes in the butter with the salt, pepper, garlic, and thyme. Add the beef and when browned add the wine and allow to reduce. Simmer 15 minutes. This can be done as you are doing the potatoes.
- When the liquids are reduced add the flour and tomato paste. Stir and incorporate well. Let the flour cout and cook for 7 minutes. Add the broth.
- Preheat the oven 400°Fahrenheit. Stir well stirring constantly this will thicken. Transfer to an oven safe pan I used an 8×12 pan about 2-1/2 inch deep. Spread it out evenly. Then add the mashed potatoes I used a spoon, but you can pipe it on.
- Take a big fork and plow the field, put grooves on top. Then top off with 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded. Put onto another pan. I put parchment paper on the bottom pan for easy cleanup. It's gonna bubble over!!!
- Bake 30 minutes. Take out of oven and allow to rest 12-15 minutes before serving. I hope you enjoy!!!!
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