This isn’t your mother’s cottage pie, this is an epic two and a half hour culinary quest to conjure the most tastiest comfort humanity has discovered so far.
The pie is layered with beef or veggie mince, then crispy onions soaked with garlic, tomato, and chilli puree, butter soaked mixed vegetables, slathered in a vegetable and red wine gravy, and topped with a cheesy and creamy smooth potato and carrot mash.
My aunt and uncle now lie in a food coma whilst I have shed a single solitary manly tear as I fear this might be my peak, though I will never stop climbing to greater heights of taste!
Title picture shows a large beef mince portion for myself and my uncle. The picture in the body text below shows a small meat-free portion for my aunt.
Dinner is served. Unfortunately it collapses in on itself as I haven’t quite nailed the presentation yet so it’s not the most photogenic.
That sort of thing never sets up properly until after everyone’s done scarfing and it’s finally cooled off.
Oh no, it looks like one of your enemies may have snuck in some peas when you weren’t looking!
I add a little corn starch to help the base thicken and hold together a little bit so it doesn’t collapse as much. I also use a smaller glass pan and make two of them (I usually freeze one for my future lazy self).
Doesn’t it make the potatoes watery?