Steps to Make Quick Cottage/Shepherd's Pie

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, cottage/shepherd's pie. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

.with the kind of refrigeration we had in our homes, cooked meat could be kept much more safely than raw. Therefore, when housewives bought their Sunday meat they selected pieces large enough to. In today's episode, we learn how to make Shepherd's Pie, but I actually make Cottage pie, I just like that name Shepherd's pie much better. Okay, so apparently, there is a difference between Cottage Pie and Shepherd's Pie, but most people are using the names interchangeably.

Cottage/Shepherd's Pie is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Cottage/Shepherd's Pie is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Cottage/Shepherd's Pie:

1. Take 4 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2. Take 2 lb Ground Beef or Lamb (I used Ground Beef)
3. Take 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. Make ready 2 tsp Paprika
9. Get 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. Make ready For the mashed potato topping:
15. Make ready 2 lbs Potatoes (7-8 medium sized potatoes), peeled and cut in
16. Prepare 1 cup Whole Milk
17. Take 4 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
18. Get 1/2 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
19. Make ready 1 Egg Yolk
20. Make ready to taste Salt and Pepper,

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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.

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