Simply Good Cottage Pie Sp5 Food

COTTAGE PIE (SHEPHERD'S PIE)

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400F.
• Saute your beef over medium high heat until browned, 7-10 min. Remove the beef from the skillet.
• Add the vegetables** and garlic to the beef juices in the pan. Cook until soft, 7-10 min.
• Reduce the heat to medium and add the tomato paste and flour. Saute until the flour is completely moistened.
• Return the cooked beef to pan. Add the stock, Worcestershire sauce, and thyme. Simmer 5-10 min, until the gravy thickens.
• Taste the mixture and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Transfer the meat mixture into a greased, 8x8 baking dish. Spoon or pipe the mashed potatoes over the meat mixture.
• Place the dish in the oven at 400F and cook for 20-30 min or until the top is golden and the filling is bubbly.
• Let stand 5-10 min before serving.

COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• Heat half of the oil in a large frying pan or cast iron casserole dish.
• Brown the meat, which would take approximately 5 minutes, then remove from the pan. Place the meat in a sieve to remove excess fat.
• Using the same pan, add the remaining oil, then fry the onion, garlic, carrots, thyme and rosemary over a medium heat for 5-10 minutes or until the excess moisture has evaporated.
• Add the browned mince back into the pan along with the tomatoes and tomato puree. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add red wine and Worcestershire sauce and simmer until the liquid has been reduced by half.
• Pour in stock and bring it to a slow simmer. Continue to cook for 20-25 minutes. If the meat sauce doesn't seem thick enough, continue cooking for another 5-10 minutes.
• Stir in mushrooms and peas, then season to taste. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 180˚C/fan 160˚C/356˚F/gas 4.
• Meanwhile, add the potatoes to a pan of salted water and bring to a boil. Cook until tender, which will take about 10-15 minutes. Drain then return to the pan and leave to steam dry.
• Pass the potatoes through a potato ricer then return the mash to the pan.
• Stir in the butter, cheese and egg yolk, then season to taste.
• Spoon the mince into a large ovenproof casserole dish and even out the layer.
• Top the mince with mash and level out with a fork. Run the fork along the mash to leave a ripple effect that will help the topping become crispy.
• Sprinkle over extra cheese, if you prefer, then place in the oven for 30 minutes.
• Serve immediately. It goes well with cauliflower cheese and braised red cabbage. Enjoy!

SIMPLY GOOD COTTAGE PIE #SP5

Steps:

• Preheat the Oven to 375 degrees. Saute the diced onions until softened, then add the ground beef. Cook the meat thoroughly with salt and pepper, then add the wine and tomato paste. Cook the mixture down about 5 minutes to cook the alcohol out of the wine and better flavor the sauce. When thickened, pour into a casserole dish and spread the mashed potatoes over the top. Bake for about 25 minutes or until top is nicely browned and the potato layer is warmed through.
• If you want to take your cottage pie's flavor up another notch you can add shredded carrots in with the diced onion and top the mashed potato layer with shredded Gruyere cheese or your favorite slightly sharp cheese.

RETRO SLOPPY JOE 'N POTATO PIE #SP5

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In large deep frying pan, add lean ground beef and sauté over medium heat breaking up as you go. When enough grease releases, add potatoes & onions. Sauté until meat is done and potatoes are lightly browned. Drain grease well.
• Stir in cans of Manwich and cheddar cheese. Set aside to cool.
• Line 9" pie plate with pie pastry. Fill prepared pie dish with cooled filling. Top with second pie sheet in any way desired. Tuck top edge under bottom edge and flute to seal. If not doing a lattice top, poke top several times with a knife to vent.
• Pop into 400 degree oven and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking for 35-40 minutes until crust is golden brown and pie is just starting to bubble. Let rest for at least 20 minutes before serving.

COTTAGE PIE-SIMPLY THE BEST

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saucepan; add the diced onion, carrot, garlic and mushrooms, stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes.
• Add beef to pan and cook stirring with a fork until sealed and brown.
• Add the stock, bay leaf, tomato puree, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf salt and pepper.
• Simmer gently for half an hour, reducing liquid and thicken if necessary. Place in ovenproof pie dish and allow to cool.
• Cook potato, with the 1 diced onion. When cooked, mash the potato, adding the milk, parsley, pepper and salt to taste.
• Spread the mash evenly over the meat.
• Place in hot (200c) oven for approximately 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
• Serve with other cooked vegetables.
• Note: for a nice variation, you can add some grated cheese to the mash, stir in well and proceed as usual.