My Family’s Cottage Pie
My Family’s Cottage Pie

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My Family's Cottage Pie preparation of Heat Oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. My own family in Japan never knows this dish, I guess. I learned 'Cottage Pie' by seeing my husband's mother cooking it and I altered it to my way. Now I am writing down this recipe for my children so that they can cook their mother's Cottage Pie one day.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have my family’s cottage pie using 19 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make My Family’s Cottage Pie:
  1. Prepare 1 tablespoon Canola Oil
  2. Take 1 Onion *finely chopped
  3. Take 1-2 cloves Garlic *finely chopped
  4. Take 1 Carrot *cut into Peas & Corn size
  5. Get 1 Celery Sticks *finely chopped
  6. Prepare 500 g Beef Mince
  7. Make ready 1 (*about 200g) Beef Steak *cut into 1.5cm pieces
  8. Take Salt & Black Pepper
  9. Prepare 2 tablespoons Plain Flour
  10. Get 1 cup Beef Stock
  11. Make ready 2 tablespoons Tomato Paste
  12. Take 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce (Lea & Perrins)
  13. Take 1/4 cup Frozen Peas
  14. Prepare 1/4 cup Frozen Corn
  15. Make ready <Mashed Potato>
  16. Prepare 800 g to 1kg Potatoes *peeled & chopped
  17. Take Salt & Pepper
  18. Take 30 g Butter
  19. Get 1/2 cup Milk

It's a good remedy for the winter chills.—Shannon Copley, Upper Arlington, Ohio Classic Cottage Pie Recipe photo by Taste of Home 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. Leftover mashed potatoes are mixed with white cheddar cheese to form the top crust for this British pub-food staple. Ground beef is traditionally used, but lean ground turkey will work, as well.

Steps to make My Family’s Cottage Pie:
  1. Heat Oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook Onion, Garlic, Carrot and Celery for 2-3 minutes. Add all Beef and cook, stirring and breaking up lumps, for 5 minutes.
  2. Add the Flour and cook, stirring, until combined, then add Stock, Tomato Paste and Worcestershire Sauce. Bring to the boil and reduce heat to simmer, stirring occasionally, cook until sauce thickens. Add Peas and Corn, season with Salt and Pepper.
  3. Meanwhile, cook Potatoes in a separate saucepan of salted water until tender. Drain well. Return to the saucepan and add Butter. Use a potato masher to mash until smooth. Add Milk and stir until well combined. Taste and season with Salt and Pepper.
  4. Preheat the oven to 220C. Spoon the mixture into a large baking dish. Cover with the mashed potato and use a fork to spread over and make a pattern.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until mashed potato is slightly browned. Serve immediately.

Leftover mashed potatoes are mixed with white cheddar cheese to form the top crust for this British pub-food staple. Ground beef is traditionally used, but lean ground turkey will work, as well. Brown the crust under the broiler for a minute or two, if you like. 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.

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