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The Recipes

Cottage Pie With Pilgrims Choice British Cheese

Ingredients

Cottage Pie Base

  • 1 x Large White Onion
  • 2 x Carrots Peeled
  • 2 x Celery Sticks Peeled
  • 1 x Tbsp Tomato Puree
  • 2 x Garlic Cloves
  • Few Sprigs Of Thyme
  • 4 x Tbsp Worcester sauce
  • 500g Lean Beef Mince
  • 400g Beef Stock
  • 2 x Tbsp Plain Flour
  • 1 x Bay Leaf
  • 2 x Tbsp Oil
  • 175ml Red Wine (Optional)

Cheesy Mashed Potato

  • 900g Peeled Potatoes for mashing
  • 125ml Milk
  • 150g of Pilgrims Choice British Cheese
  • 50g Butter
  • Chopped Parsley
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Method

  1. Brown the meat off in a saucepan with 1 tbsp oil. Set aside.
  2. Dice onion, carrot, and celery. Using the same pan, sweat off with the rest of the oil for 10 minutes or until tender.
  3. Add the tomato purée, thyme, bay leaf, flour, and cook for 2–3 minutes be carful not to catch and burn the mix of the bottom of the pan.
  4. Add wine (if using) and reduce by half.
  5. Add stock, Worcestershire sauce and the mince back to the mix. Bring to the boil and simmer for 30-40 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. The mix should appear thick, rich and juicy.
  6. Peel and boil the potatoes in a pan until tender. Drain off the water and steam dry for 2–3 minutes.
  7. Mash the potatoes and add in the butter, milk, parsley, and 100g of Pilgrims Choice British Cheese for a bold, gooey, life-changing mash. Your food deserves it.
  8. Pick out the bay leaves and thyme stalks. Place the cottage pie mix in an ovenproof dish, top with the cheesy mashed potato, and use a fork to create a lined effect on the top. Then, cover the mash in the rest of the Pilgrims Choice British Cheese, this is cheese with real sharpness.
  9. Bake in the oven for 20–25 minutes at 180°C, until the top of the pie is golden, bubbling and irresistible.

Dig in and enjoy every, rich, and indulgent bite!