CLASSIC COTTAGE PIE
So le boo just got back from a trip to England and wasn't quite ready to dive back into the rices and swallows just yet so I whipped this up for dinner.
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I've never actually ever made Cottage Pie before but I always figured it would be pretty straightforward and it was !
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This is such an easy one to put together and you only need a few easy to find ingredients.
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as always...thank me later
Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Ingredients:
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Minced Beef, 700g
6 large Irish Potatoes
1 Large White Onion
3 Large Garlic Cloves
Unsalted Butter, 50g
Mixed Vegetables, 1/2 cup
1/2 cup Chopped Carrots
Beef Stock, 1 cup
Olive Oil, 2 tbsp
3 Scotch Bonnets aka Ata Rodo
Dried Parsley, 2 tsp
Basil, 2 tsp
Salt, to taste
Black Pepper, to taste
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Grocery Shopping:
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Prep:
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Peel potatoes and cut into chunks.
Peel and dice carrots.
Chop onions.
Dice garlic.
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Instructions :
For the filling:
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1. In a large skillet or pan heat 2 tbsp of olive oil and add onions and garlic, fry together for 2 mins.
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2. Then add mince and using a spatula crumble the mince, stirring and turning frequently until the mince has browned, 3-5 minutes.
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3. Reduce the heat, add the beef stock and stir.
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4. Add chopped bonnets, salt, dried parsley, dried basil, and black pepper. Stir and simmer for 10 minutes before then adding the mixed vegetables and carrots.
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5. Stir and cover the skillet for 5 minutes, allow ingredients to cook together before removing from heat and setting aside.
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For the mash:
**to save time the potatoes should be boiled while you are cooking the mince as above**
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1. Lightly salt and boil the potato chunks for about 15 minutes or until very soft (mashable).
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2. Pierce potatoes to check that they are soft enough (the should be falling apart).
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3. Once potatoes are soft enough, drain and using a masher or fork, mash the potatoes until smooth, making sure there are no lumps.
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4. Then add butter and allow it to melt in the mash, stir the butter into the mash until it is well incorporated.
issa mash up...
For the pie:
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1. Pre heat the oven at 160 degrees celcius.
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2. In an oven dish, dish a generous amount of the mince filling for the bottom layer.
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3. Then top a generous layer of the mashed potatoes over the mince filling.
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4. Increase the oven to 190 degrees celcius and place the oven dish in the oven for 10 minutes or until the mashed potato top is slightly golden brown.
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done. Once the mash has slightly browned, pierce the pie to ensure the filling at the bottom is hot and sizzling.
Remove from the oven and serve immediately !
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Your Classic Cottage Pie is ready, enjoy !
