COTTAGE PI E SERVES 6
I NGREDI ENTS: • 1TBSP OLI VE OI L • 1 LARGE ONI ON,FI NEL Y CHOPPED • 3 CLOVES GARLI C,PEELED & CRUSHED • 2 SMALLCARROTS,GRATED OR FI NEL Y CHOPPED • 1 STALK CELERY,FI NEL Y CHOPPED • 900G BEEFMI NCE • 500MLBEEFSTOCK • SMALLGLASS RED WI NE (OPTI ONAL) • PI NCH DRI ED THYME OR LEAVES OF1 SPRI G FRESH THYME • PI NCH DRI ED OREGANO • 1TSP DRI ED PARSLEY • 3TBSPTOMATO PURÉE + 2TSP SUGAR • SALT& BLACK PEPPER TO TASTE FOR THE MASH: • 4 LARGE OR 6 MEDI UM POTATOES, PEELED AND CHOPPED I NTO BI TESI ZED PI ECES • 200MLMI LK • 2TBSP BUTTER • PI NCH GROUND NUTMEG • SALT& WHI TE PEPPER TO TASTE • 1 CUP CHEDDAR CHEESE,GRATED
DI RECTI ONS: 1.HEATTHE OI LI N A LARGE PAN.ADD ONI ON AND GARLI C AND FRY FOR A FEW MI NUTES UNTI LSOFT .ADD CARROTSAND CELERY AND FRY ON MEDHI GH HEAT ,STI RRI NG,UNTI L SOFTENED TO YOUR LI KI NG.REMOVE FROM PAN AND SETASI DE. 2.FRY MI NCE I N THE SAME PAN ON MEDHI GH, STI RRI NG FREQUENTL Y,UNTI LBROWNED. 3.MEANTI ME,PUTTHE CHOPPED POTATOES I NTO A POT ,ADD A PI NCH OFSALTAND JUST ENOUGH WATER TO COVER THEM,AND COOK ON HI GH HEATUNTI LBOI LI NG.ONCE BOI LI NG TURN DOWN D TO SI MMER. 4.WHEN MI NCE I S BROWNED,RETURN ONI ONS, CARROTAND CELERY TO PAN WI TH THE STOCK, WI NE (I FUSI NG),THYME,OREGANO,PARSLEY, TOMATO PURÉEAND SUGAR.TURN DOWN HEAT , SEASON TO TASTEWI TH SALTAND BLACK PEPPER AND SI MMER FOR ABOUT15 MI NUTES. 5.ONCE POTATOESARE SOFT ,DRAI N WELL AND MASH WI TH MI LK,BUTTER,A PI NCH OF NUTMEG,SALTI FNEEDED AND WHI TE PEPPER TO TASTE.ADD MORE MI LK I FTOO STI FF . 6.PUTMI NCEAND VEGETABLE MI XTURE I NTO A CASSEROLE DI SH,TOP WI TH MASHED POTATO AND SPRI NKLEWI TH GRATED CHEESE.PUT UNDER GRI LLUNTI LGOLDEN AND THE CHEESE HAS MELTED. DELUXEVERSI ON I FYOU’ RE FEELI NG I NDULGENT: • ADD A SPLASH OFCHUTNEY,A DASH OF WORCESTERSHI RE SAUCEAND A COUPLE OFCHOPPED PEPPADEWS ONCETHE MI NCE HAS COOKED • REPLACE 125MLMI LK FOR CREAM I N THE POTATO MASH • ADD 2TSP HORSERADI SH SAUCETO POTATO MASH • ADD 2TBLSP CREAM CHEESETO POTATO MASH • TOP MASH WI TH PARMESAN ASWELLAS GRATED CHEDDAR
FI ERY VERSI ON ADD ONE GREEN OR RED CHI LLI ,FI NEL Y CHOPPED,TO ONI ON AND GARLI C AND/OR A DASH OFHOTCHUTNEY. QUI CK VERSI ON I FYOU REALL Y NEED TO SAVETI ME,USEANY LEFTOVER VEGETABLES I NSTEAD OFCARROTS AND CELERY,AND DON’ TPEELTHE POTATOES FOR THE MASH (THE SKI NS PROVI DE NOURI SHMENTAND ROUGHAGE). BANTI NG,BABY! I FYOU’ RE DOI NG THE NOCARBSTHI NG,TOP WI TH MASHED CAULI FLOWER (WI TH THE SAME I NGREDI ENTS)I NSTEAD OFPOTATO –USE LESS MI LK I FNECESSARY. JUSTTO BE DI FFERENT… I NSTEAD OFPOTATO MASH,YOU CAN USE MASHED CARROTS (OMI TTHE NUTMEG AND REDUCEAMOUNTOFMI LK)OR PARSNI PS FOR TOPPI NG.