Cottage Pie Aka Shepherds Pie Recipes

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.

MY COTTAGE PIE (A.K.A. SHEPHERD'S PIE)

Steps:

• Scrub the potatoes and peel them if you wish--I don't.
• Cut them into chunks and boil them until tender.
• Meanwhile, peel and chop the onion.
• Peel and grate the carrot.
• Wash and chop the cabbage.
• In a large cast iron skillet, cook the ground beef until it is browned and no pink remains. Use the oil if the beef is very lean and inclined to stick.
• Remove it to a deep casserole using a slotted spoon.
• If there is more than a tablespoon of fat left in the skillet, drain most of it off.
• Sauté the onion in the remaining fat, then add the carrots, cabbage, and crushed tomatoes.
• Add all the seasonings and simmer until everything is getting soft--just a few minutes.
• Put the veg in the casserole and stir them up with the meat.
• Drain the potatoes and mash them with the butter and buttermilk.
• Season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Spread these over the meat and veg mix in the casserole.
• Sprinkle a little paprika over top, if you like.
• This can be baked at once or refrigerated for up to 2 days (well sealed!). Bake at 350°F.
• The time will depend on whether it goes in hot or cold; 45 minutes if it goes in warm (at once) or 1 1/2 hours if it is chilled.