Recipe: Yummy 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 cook Cottage Pie using 18 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cottage Pie

1. It's of Mashed Potato on top.
2. You need 2 kg of potato (peeled and boiled).
3. Prepare 75 gr of butter.
4. You need 100 ml of milk.
5. Prepare of Salt.
6. You need of Pepper.
7. You need of Beef Filling.
8. You need 1 kg of minced beef.
9. Prepare 5 pcs of carrots (grated or diced).
10. Prepare 1 can of corn kernel.
11. You need 1 can of peas.
12. You need 1 can of tomato crush (or you can substitute with 3 tbs tomato paste).
13. Prepare 2 tbs of Worcestershire sauce.
14. You need 2 pcs of bay leaves.
15. It's 3 tbs of bbq sauce (optional).
16. Prepare of Salt.
17. It's of Pepper.
18. You need 2 pcs of brown onion (peeled and diced finely).

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. First, boiled the potatoes then mashed it together with butter, milk, salt and pepper to your liking until it silky smooth in texture. Set aside..
2. Heat the oil on the pan, put onion and stir until brownish and have nice fragrance then add the minced beef. After that, put all the veggies, bay leaves, tomato crush/paste and seasoning. Set aside..
3. Put the beef filling on pyrex or pie dish, layer with mashed potato. For final touch you can add permesan cheese or parsley. Then put on the oven 170 degrees until mashed potato a bit crusty..

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. Why is it called cottage pie? It originated when the potato was being introduced as a cheap food for the poor, and the dish was popular among the people living in modest cottages. Boil the potatoes until soft and mash them with the milk until smooth and creamy.