Shepherd's Pie OR Cottage Pie.. HMMM.....

Shepherd's Pie ... Cottage Pie... What's the difference..? I have no idea the difference before I started making it... I always thought Shepherd's Pie is made from beef and I have no clue what is cottage pie made from.

 

Apparently, to the chefs, it is wrong to put beef in shepherd's pie. The fact that it is called shepherd's pie is because it is made from mutton, something that the shepherds had readily - sheep.. "_" But alas, I only home cook.. I like beef in my shepher

First started cooking Shepherd's Pie as I thought it will be a simple dish to serve my guest... Wells.. You would not really go wrong with it... It's quite simple to  do cook... Just the preparation is quite a task..Hahah The grating is one tedious thing to do.. I usually spend quite a while grating them... But now no more.. My hand food processor is doing the job.. SO SO SO happy :) Done in a matter of minutes..


Here you go the recipe:

Ingredients (Feed around 4pax) (Adapted from Gordon Ramsay's Shepherd's Pie Recipe)

For the Filling

• 600g Ground Beef
• 1 Large Carrot, Grated
• 1 Big Yellow Onion, Grated
• 4 Cloves of garlic, Minced
• 1/2 Cup Tomato Puree / Sauce
• Fresh Herbs (Rosemary, Thymes or any substitute)
• Few Splashes of  Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/4 C chicken stock
• 3-4 Tablespoon of Red Wine
• Salt
• Pepper
• Oil

For the Mash:

• 6-7 golden potato
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 C of heavy cream
• 50g Butter
• 1/4C + 2T Parmesan Cheese
• Salt
• Pepper

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 200C
2. Boil the potatoes for 15minutes. Mash the potatoes using potato masher / fork / stand mixer (w/paddle attachment). Add in the rest of the ingredients for the mash (except the 2T of cheese), mix well. Set aside.
3. In a saucepan, add in some olive oil. When heated, add in garlic and stir for a while. Put in the beef and stir fry for a couple of minutes and add the herbs.  Place the carrot and onion and continue to stir fry for another 2-3 minutes. Pour in the chicken stock, tomato puree and the Worcestershire sauce; stirring after addition of each item. Pour in the red wine and let it sweat for about 5 minutes or until you reduce the sauce by half
4. To assemble: Place the filling into a casserole. Scoop the mash and even spread it over the filling. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the mash.
5. Bake the pie for 15-20 minutes or until the pie browned. Served hot.
   
   
   
   
   
   

   

   Hope you like the pie.. I know sunshine did :)