Brad's cottage pie. Great recipe for Brad's sheppards pie. This is very similar to my cottage pie recipe. The main difference is that cottage pie has beef, sheppards pie has lamb or goat.

For this savory pie, ground beef, onions, veggies, herbs and spices marry perfectly: Everything is sauteed together and then combined with broth and tomato paste, and simmered until ready to pour into a prepared pie crust. The hearty filling is then topped with fluffy mashed potatoes, sprinkled with Cheddar cheese, and baked. This is a meat and carb heavy dish, so it goes really well with fresh side salads like a Rocket Salad with Balsamic Dressing, or a Garden Salad with French or Italian Dressing. You can have Brad's cottage pie using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Brad's cottage pie

1. You need of the veggies.
2. It's 1 cup of chopped asparagus.
3. Prepare 1 cup of sliced mushroom.
4. You need 1/2 cup of chopped sweet onion.
5. You need 2 cups of frozen veggie mix with corn carrots peas and green beans.
6. Prepare 1 tbs of balsamic vinegar.
7. It's of the meat.
8. Prepare 1 1/2 lbs of thin London broil.
9. You need 1/4 cup of worcestershire sauce.
10. Prepare 1/8 cup of red wine vinegar.
11. Prepare 1 tbs of garlic powder.
12. You need of the potatoes.
13. It's 2 of LG youkon gold potatoes.
14. Prepare 2 of LG sweet potatoes.
15. It's 4 tbs of butter.
16. Prepare of milk.
17. It's to taste of garlic powder, salt, and white pepper.
18. Prepare 1 cup of shredded cheddar.
19. Prepare 2 cups of prepared brown gravy.

I recently served it with this Carrot Salad with a Honey Dijon Dressing which was a hit!. For a cosy meal on a cold winter night, try it with a side of Glazed Roasted Carrots and Sautéed. Being from Australia, cottage pie is a favourite when it comes to comfort food for the family. Overall, this recipe is pretty close to the orignial.

Brad's cottage pie step by step

1. First mix the meat ingredients and marinade meat for 1 1/2 hrs at room temperature.
2. In a LG frying pan, add 1 tbs oil. Saute onion, mushrooms, and asparagus until mushrooms are close to done. Asparagus should still be crisp. Add balsamic vinegar, 1/4 cup water, and frozen veggies. Steam until liquid cooks out..
3. Place veggies in a lightly greased 9 X 13 baking dish..
4. Meanwhile peel and boil potatoes. When soft, drain. Add butter and seasonings. Mash. Add milk until potatoes become smooth..
5. In same pan as the veggies, add 1 tbs oil. Sear London broil over med high heat until browned on both sides but still rare. Remove to a cutting board. Slice thinly across the grain. Layer over the veggies..
6. Pour the gravy over everything. Spread the potatoes evenly on top. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes. When done add cheese and return to the oven until cheese melts..
7. Serve immediately. I served with cottage cheese..

Not sure why you would want to add cinnamon to a traditional cottage pie. Why is it called cottage pie? It originated when the potato was being introduced as a cheap food for the poor, and the dish was popular among the people living in modest cottages. Cottage pie is a traditional English dish made with minced beef, topped with mashed potatoes and baked. Great as a warm meal on chilly autumn/winter nights.