Cottage/Shepherd's Pie
Cottage/Shepherd's Pie

Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, cottage/shepherd's pie. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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How to Make Cottage/Shepherd's Pie When fall comes, shepherd's pie is one of the first things that I crave. This is a recipe for Cottage Pie. This is a recipe for Cottage Pie.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have cottage/shepherd's pie using 20 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

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

Recipe is from my sis-in-law Ellen, who happens to be married to an Englishman. I hope you enjoy as much as we do! Shepherd's pie is a comforting, hearty, Classic English dish. Traditionally Shepherd's pie, is made with ground lamb, when beef is used, it's called "Cottage Pie". (It's also gluten free) After I finished cooking school, I decided to move to England and get a job.

Steps to make Cottage/Shepherd's Pie:
  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 it’s 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 it’s 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.

I'd never had a "real" job before. Shepherd's pie, cottage pie, or hachis Parmentier is a ground meat pie with a crust or topping of mashed potato of English origin. The recipe has many variations, but the defining ingredients are ground red meat cooked in a gravy or sauce with onions, and topped with a layer of mashed potato before it is baked. Sometimes other vegetables are added to the filling, such as peas, sweetcorn. Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name).

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