How to Cook Perfect Cottage Pie Cups

Cottage Pie Cups. Cottage Pie Cups Cottage Pie are just like Shephards Pie except ground /minced beef is used instead of ground / minced lamb. Cover the potatoes with salted water in a medium pot and bring to a boil over a high heat. Drain the water and mash the potatoes in the warm pot.

Classic Cottage Pie Cottage pie is a combination of ground lamb or beef with mashed potatoes, topped with a bubbling layer of cheese is the perfect comfort food. There are many variations of the recipe, but the defining ingredients include minced or ground beef with onions (and sometimes other vegetables) in a gravy. Boil the potatoes until soft and mash them with the milk until smooth and creamy. You can have Cottage Pie Cups using 21 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cottage Pie Cups

1. You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
2. It's 1 tablespoon of distilled white vinegar.
3. It's 1 cup of ice water.
4. Prepare 1/2 cup of butter.
5. You need 1/2 cup of lard.
6. It's 3 cups of all purpose flour.
7. You need of Potatoes------------------.
8. It's 6 of medium potatoes.
9. You need 12 ounces of evaporated milk.
10. Prepare To taste of salt.
11. It's 2 of large egg yokes.
12. Prepare 1/2 stick of butter.
13. It's 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
14. You need of Beef mixture---------------------.
15. It's 2 pound of ground chuck.
16. It's 1 of large carrot grated.
17. Prepare 1 of medium onion grated.
18. It's 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce.
19. You need To taste of kosher salt.
20. You need To taste of ground black pepper.
21. Prepare 1 tablespoon of tomato paste.

Spoon the meat mixture into a gratin dish and cover with a thick, even layer of mashed potato. Originally, cottage pie was made as a way to use up leftover meat. A pie dish would be lined at the sides and bottom with mashed potato. Then, a topping of mashed potato would be added to form a 'pie crust' lid.

Cottage Pie Cups step by step

1. Preheat oven 400 degrees Fahrenheit..
2. Peel and dice the potatoes. Put in the water and boil till fork tender..
3. Drain the potatoes put back into the pot add the milk, yokes, and butter mash and mix till creamy. Stir in the mozzarella cheese. Salt to taste. Let cool.
4. To a skillet add the beef, carrots, onions, Worcestershire sauce, and spices. Brown the beef then drain. Add the tomato paste. Simmer 7 minutes..
5. Simmering..
6. Cut in the shortening and the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix the water and vinegar together in a cup. Add the mixture to the crumbs. Mix together just until the dough is combined knead till easy to work with..
7. Spray the muffin pan with nonstick spray. Add the pie crust to the muffin pan fill each hole..
8. Add meat filling to the pie crust.
9. Add potatoes to a ziploc bag. Cut the tip of one corner off..
10. Squeeze the potatoes through the opening, or spoon it on..
11. Add the muffin pan to the oven and bake 20-25 minutes till crust is done and Potatoes are browned a bit..
12. Let rest 10 minutes. Serve, I hope you enjoy!!.

Why is it called cottage pie? In a small bowl, combine beef broth and tomato paste. Mix together, then add to beef mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste. This cottage pie was absolutely delicious!