Easiest Way to Make Perfect Traditional Cottage Pie

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, traditional cottage pie. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Traditional Cottage Pie is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. Traditional Cottage Pie is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook traditional cottage pie using 23 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Traditional Cottage Pie:

1. Prepare Mince
2. Make ready 1 large onion, chopped
3. Prepare 2 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
4. Make ready 300 ml red wine
5. Get 2 cloves garlic, chopped
6. Get 1 tsp mixed dried herbs
7. Get 1 can chopped tomatoes
8. Prepare 2 medium carrots, sliced
9. Make ready 150 grams smoked bacon, chopped
10. Take 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
11. Take Salt
12. Make ready Freshly ground black pepper
13. Get 1 tbsp tomato purée
14. Prepare 500 grams mince beef
15. Get Mash
16. Get 1 tbsp dijon mustard
17. Take 80 grams butter
18. Make ready 4 tbsp full fat milk
19. Prepare 1 kg potatoes, peeled and diced
20. Take Water, to boil potatoes
21. Get 1 pinch salt
22. Make ready Fresh ground black pepper
23. Take Grated cheddar cheese

Steps to make Traditional Cottage Pie:

1. Add 2 tablespoon of olive oil in a large frying pan and heat the oil over a medium heat. Then add the bacon, fry for 2-3 minutes until bacon is cooked. Remove the bacon and set aside.
2. Add the onion, garlic and carrot to the pan to the oil, cook over a medium heat until the vegetables become soft.
3. Next add the mince and cook until brown.
4. Add the tin tomatoes, purée, wine, mixed herbs, the cooked bacon, the Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with lid and simmer for 30-40 minutes.
5. In the meantime, boil the potatoes in salted water until they are soft. About 15 minutes.
6. Drain the potatoes well and then mash. Add the mustard, milk and butter. Season with pepper and if needed more salt. (You may add another tbsp of mustard, if you prefer the taste a little stronger).
7. When ready, spoon the mince mixture into a casserole dish. Top with the mash and sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese.
8. Pre-heat the oven to 190 c / Gas mark 5.
9. Bake the pie for 30-35 minutes or until the mash has become golden brown.
10. Let it rest for 15 minutes prior to serving.

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