Shepherd's pie, Britain
Cottage pie, also known as
shepherd's pie, is a British meat pie with a mashed potato top. It is traditionally made with leftover roast meat, but today it is often made with fresh minced or ground meat, most commonly beef or lamb.
Tastes best at the end of a gloomy, rainy day with an open fire licking at the chimney breast and Ricky Gervais insulting people on the telly. Which is lucky, as that's what most days are like in England.
It was revealed in a survey yesterday that
Shepherd's Pie is Britain's favorite cook-at-home dish. It is quick, easy, nutritious and above all, in these straitened times, it is also cheap to make. This traditional recipe for
Shepherd’s Pie can be made with mince or a meat free alternative, meaning it’s perfect for everyone.
http://my.telegraph.co.uk/expat/files/2011/05/2335.jpgShepherd’s PieServes 4. Prep Time: 15 minutes. Cooking Time: 1 hour.
Ingredients:
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 large onion, chopped
2-3 medium carrots , chopped
500g pack minced lamb (or meat free equivalent)
2 tbsp tomato purée
large splash Worcestershire sauce
500ml beef stock (or vegetable, if making vegetarian)
900g potatoes , cut into chunks
85g butter
3 tbsp milk
Method:
1. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan, then soften the onion and carrots for a few mins.
2. When soft, turn up the heat, crumble in the lamb mince (0r meat free equivalent) and brown, tipping off any excess fat.
3. Add the tomato purée and Worcestershire sauce, then fry for a few mins. Pour over the stock, bring to a simmer, then cover and cook for 40 mins, uncovering halfway.
4. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 180C/ fan 160C/ gas 4, then make the mash. Boil the potatoes in salted water for 10-15 mins until tender. Drain, then mash with the butter and milk.
5. Put the mince into an oven proof dish, top with the mash and ruffle with a fork. The pie can now be chilled and frozen for up to a month.
6. Bake for 20-25 mins until the top is starting to colour and the mince is bubbling through at the edges. (To bake from frozen, cook at 160C/fan 140C/gas 3 for 1 hr-1 hr 20 mins until piping hot in the centre. Flash under the grill to brown, if you like.) Leave to stand for 5 mins before serving.
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