Traditional Cottage Pie
Place potatoes into a pot.
Traditional cottage pie. Cottage pie and shepherd s pie are both savory meat pies with a crust or topping of mashed potatoes. I m talking about a flavorful and rich meat pie with a thick mashed potato topping. Ingredients 4 c mashed potatoes 1 lbs ground beef 85 lean 1 onion small diced 2 carrots small diced 2 garlic cloves minced 2 tbsp unbleached all purpose flour 1 tbsp tomato paste 1 c beef stock we prefer low sodium 2 tsp worcestershire 1 tsp thyme sprigs tsp salt or to taste.
Traditionally shepherd s pie is made with ground or minced lamb while a cottage pie is made with ground or minced beef. Cottage pie is one of the classics of a british classic kitchen. Cover with salted water and bring to a boil over high heat.
Cottage pie is the total comfort food package. Advertisement step 2 to make meat filling. Directions step 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f 200 degrees c.
4 for the topping 1kg potatoes peeled and diced 2 teaspoons dijon mustard 75g butter 4 tablespoons milk. Add the tomato purée worcestershire sauce and tabasco then stir and cook for 2 minutes. It is known for being a hearty filling and warming food and although often thought of as a winter dish it is perfect any time of year.
Simmer until tender about 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees f 175 degrees c. Crumble in ground beef and saute 1 minute.
Step 3 in a small bowl combine beef broth and tomato paste. It s sometimes referred to as shepherd s pie and the difference is that cottage pie has ground beef whereas shepherd s pie has ground lamb. Reduce heat to medium low cover.