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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook wonderful shepherd's pie (or cottage pieππ¨βπ©βπ§βπ§π€ππ₯πΎπ· using 26 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Wonderful Shepherd's Pie (or Cottage Pieππ¨βπ©βπ§βπ§π€ππ₯πΎπ·:
- Take 1 very large onion chopped very finely
- Make ready 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Make ready 3 tbs vegetables Rice Bran Oil
- Prepare 2 pounds ground Beef chuck or lamb
- Get 3-4 tbs worcestershire sauce
- Prepare 1 cup red wine
- Get 2 cups crushed tomatoes (or 1/4 cup italian tomato passata)
- Take 1 1/4 cups beef stock (3 tbs beef bouillon/stock cubes * Step 2
- Make ready add about 1/2 cup of water to adjust liquid)
- Get 4 fresh bay leaves
- Take 4 medium carrots peeled chopped small cubed (cooked)
- Get 6 celery stalks, thinly sliced
- Prepare 1 cup frozen peas (cooked)
- Make ready 1 handful fresh Flat Parsley, chopped finely
- Make ready 1 small stalk fresh rosemary (or 1 tsp dried rosemary)
- Make ready 1/4 cup all purpose-flour dissolved in 1/4 cup cold vegetables's water
- Take To serve with: steam hot rice Jasmine
- Prepare or with Roast Pumpkins
- Take MASHED POTATOES:
- Take 4-5 large potatoes (preferable less starch), peeled, sliced
- Make ready 3 tbs butter
- Make ready 1 cup whole milk
- Get 3 tbs cream (optional)
- Get to taste Salt and grinded black pepper
- Get 1 medium red onions,π°chopped finely
- Get Top of minced beef: π§1cup (8 oz) grated Cheddar Cheese
Steps to make Wonderful Shepherd's Pie (or Cottage Pieππ¨βπ©βπ§βπ§π€ππ₯πΎπ·:
- Pre-heat oven to 400 F.Heat oil in a large wok (or large frying pan)over medium heat.Add onions & cook until slightly translucent.Add ground meat,cook meat with onions stirring constantly to make sure you're cooking all the meat evenly.Once the meat is all brown&you see it's juices filling the pan then sprinkle salt over the top&with wooden spoon break the lumps, then add red wine, mix &stir for 8', then add bay leaves,1stalk rosemary, celery, garlic, black pepper & parsley. Mix all and
- Turn heat down to low to simmer. Add 1/4 cup Italian Tomato Passata (or whole tomato 1can), 1 1/4 cup beef stock, 2 beef stock cubes and add solution of 1 tbs flour for thicken. Combine everything well. Season with salt & pepper. Let simmer for 20' put the lid on, checking and stirring occasionally. *adjust liquid as needed, adding water in small intervals (you don't want this to dry, but you also don't want to make soup). While the meat cooks make the mashed potatoes.
- Wash and peel potatoes. Place potatoes in a double pot pan, below is the pan that has 1 inch cold water. Bring to a boil then turn down to medium heat until potatoes are tender about 20'. Drain in colander, put the potatoes to a bowl, add 3 tbs butter to melt, salt n pepper, 1 cup milk & 3 tbs cream (option).Mash until smooth & creamy, π°add red onions, salt & pepper, lastly on top add 1cup grated cheese (I'll do that later on). Cover with gladwrap and put to side until ready to use.
- In another saucepan boil the chopped carrots in 1/2cup water & pinch of salt for 5'. Add the frozen peas and cook for further 2'. Turn off. Tipp mixture of carrots & peas into the wok over the minced beef mixture, with the big spoon mix well. Turn off the heat, remove wok from the stove.
- Assembly: Remove the bay leaves&the rosemary stalk from the minced beef mixture.Grease base&sides of a deep rectangular 13inch x 9inch ovenproof baking dish with oil or melted butter.Add the cooked minced beef mixture on the bottom dish,in an even layer.On top I sprinkle 1cup grated cheese.Then on top of cheese I add the mashed potatoes,spread them evenly over the whole dish with a rubber spatula.Cover the whole dish with another 1 cup grated Cheddar Cheese and spread them with a rubber spatula.
- Put the baking dish in the oven in the middle rack and let it cook for 15'-20' (or until the filling is bubbling and the top is golden brown).(I don't like it overcook) Let it rest for 5 minutes before serving. To serve with a steam of hot rice and roast pumpkins or any veges that you have in the fridge.πΌπͺ enjoy.
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