Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, traditional cottage pie. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Traditional Cottage Pie is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Traditional Cottage Pie is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have 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. Get Mince
2. Take large onion, chopped
3. Make ready olive oil, extra virgin
4. Prepare red wine
5. Make ready garlic, chopped
6. Make ready mixed dried herbs
7. Make ready chopped tomatoes
8. Prepare medium carrots, sliced
9. Take smoked bacon, chopped
10. Make ready worcestershire sauce
11. Prepare Salt
12. Prepare Freshly ground black pepper
13. Take tomato purée
14. Make ready mince beef
15. Get Mash
16. Prepare dijon mustard
17. Take butter
18. Make ready full fat milk
19. Prepare potatoes, peeled and diced
20. Prepare Water, to boil potatoes
21. Make ready salt
22. Make ready Fresh ground black pepper
23. Prepare Grated cheddar cheese

What are the origins of cottage pie? Originally, cottage pie was made as a way to use up leftover meat. A pie dish would be lined at the sides and bottom with mashed potato. Make sure the pie is completely cold, then cover it well with cling film and freeze.

Instructions 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.

A pie dish would be lined at the sides and bottom with mashed potato. Make sure the pie is completely cold, then cover it well with cling film and freeze. Always freeze the pie on the day that you make it. Defrost in the fridge overnight, then cook as per the recipe. Put the mince mixture in a baking dish and spoon the mash over the top.

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