How to Prepare Ultimate Classic Cottage Pie

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have Classic Cottage Pie using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

It’s a cold grey weekend and we were in need of comfort food this Sunday. I’ve made a classic cottage pie (with child approved veg) and an apple crumble and custard. If the weather feels like autumn, today I’ll cook autumn dishes! (But I hope Spring comes back next week)

Ingredients and spices that need to be Take to make Classic Cottage Pie:

1. 4 large baking potatoes
2. 1 onion, finely diced
3. 2 cloves garlic, crushed
4. 500 g beef mince
5. 1 tbsp gluten free plain flour
6. 500 g lean beef steak mince
7. Large handful frozen peas
8. Large handful frozen sweetcorn
9. 1 tsp dried basil
10. 2 tbsp tomato purée
11. 350 mls beef stock
12. 1 tsp salt
13. 1/2 tsp pepper

Instructions to make to make Classic Cottage Pie

1. Peel the potatoes, cut into 4 and boil in salted water until tender. Drain and allow to cool.
2. Fry the onion and garlic in olive oil until soft and translucent.
3. Add the mince and fry until brown, about 10 minutes, stirring regularly. Stir in the tomato purée.
4. Sprinkle your flour, basil, salt and pepper and then pour in the stock. Stir in your frozen peas and sweetcorn.
5. Simmer on a low heat for 20 minutes.
6. Mash the potatoes adding some olive oil, salt and pepper to the mash.
7. Layer your beef mix into the base of a baking dish. Then spread the mash on top. Run a fork over the mash to create ridges that go crispy.
8. Bake for a further 30 minutes in the oven then serve.

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