Steps to Prepare Award-winning Cottage Pie

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Classic, epic Cottage Pie made properly, with a luscious filling. Cottage Pie - comfort food central! This English classic has a deeply savoury beef mince filling smothered in gravy topped with creamy mashed. Make sure the pie is completely cold, then cover it well with cling film and freeze.

Cottage Pie is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Cottage Pie is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook cottage pie using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Cottage Pie:

1. Take 3 tbsp. olive oil, divided
2. Prepare 1 tbsp. butter
3. Get 1 lb. ground beef
4. Prepare 1/2 yellow onion, diced
5. Take 2 cloves garlic, minced
6. Take 1 tbsp. tomato paste
7. Make ready 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
8. Get 1/2 tsp. each salt, pepper, dried rosemary
9. Prepare 1/4 tsp. dried thyme
10. Take 3 tbsp. all purpose flour
11. Get 1 1/2 cups unsalted beef broth
12. Get 1 1/2 cup frozen peas and carrot mixture
13. Take 3 cups already prepared mashed poatoes
14. Take 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese

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Steps to make Cottage Pie:

1. In a large, deep skillet, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat. Once its hot, add the beef and cook until it is browned throughout. Drain out any fat, if needed, then set it aside on a plate and cover with foil.
2. Add the remaining oil and butter to the skillet. Once the butter melts, add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent. Then stir in the garlic and tomato paste. Cook and stir another minute or so, then add the beef back to the skillet with the seasonings. Increase the heat to med-high.
3. Sprinkle the flour over the beef and stir to integrate. Cook and stir often for a couple of minutes, then stir in the broth and Worcestershire sauce. Let the mixture come up to a simmer and let it simmer until it has thickened (5-10 minutes. The gravy should coat the back of a spoon). Then remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the frozen veggies.
4. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 8x8" baking pan, then pour the beef mixture into it and spread it out evenly. Stir the cheese into the mashed potatoes (if using leftovers like I do, warm the potatoes up slightly first). Then scoop the mashed potatoes evenly over the top and use a fork to spread them out, being careful not to mix it into the beef mixture. Bake for 25 or so minutes, until golden on top and heated throughout. Then let it sit for 10 or so minutes before serving.

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