Cottage Pie. 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. Not sure why you would want to add cinnamon to a traditional cottage pie.

I made the recipe as written except I upped the garlic and added a couple handfuls of frozen peas to the mince just before blanketing it all with the. Wonderful cottage pie reminds me of the meals I had in my British school's canteen. I followed the recipe for everything except the green peas coz I do not have them on hand. You can have Cottage Pie using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Cottage Pie

1. Prepare 8 of medium sized potatoes.
2. It's 1/2 kg of ground beef or lamb.
3. You need 2 of carrots, diced.
4. You need 1 can of green peas.
5. You need 1 can of mushrooms, sliced.
6. You need 4 cloves of garlic.
7. You need 1 of onion.
8. It's 1 small box of cheese, cut into cubes.
9. You need 1 small stick of butter.
10. Prepare 500 grams of spaghetti sauce.
11. Prepare 3 tablespoons of oyster sauce.
12. Prepare to taste of salt, sugar and pepper.
13. It's 1 small can of evaporated milk.
14. Prepare of Green bell peppers (optional).
15. You need of Spiced ham, diced and cooked.

I use a bigger onion instead. I forgot to dot extra butter on top but it still came out crisp with adequately brown. There are many variations of the recipe, but the defining ingredients include minced or ground beef with onions (and sometimes other vegetables) in. 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.

Cottage Pie instructions

1. Boil potatoes in a pot until soft/cooked. Peel once cool enough to handle. Mash while adding milk and half of the butter. Set aside for later..
2. Cook garlic until golden brown. Using the same pan, cook onions until translucent. Set aside..
3. Cook ground beef for 15-20 minutes or until brown. Mix cooked garlic, onions and remaining butter. Add carrots and mushrooms. Add spaghetti sauce, green peas, and cubed cheese (leave some to grate and use for topping later). You may also add green bell peppers and cooked spiced ham if you want. Simmer for 15 minutes or until carrots are cooked..
4. In an oven-safe dish or bowl, put meat sauce and on top of it, layer prepared mashed potato mixture. Sprinkle with grated cheese and pop in the oven for 10 minutes at 350°..

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. Cottage pie is a meat pie that is topped with mashed potatoes and baked in the oven. Now, cottage pie and shepherd's pie differ only in the type of ground meat they are made with. Cottage pie is actually older than shepherd's pie.