{"id":1051,"date":"2020-04-03T10:42:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T10:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2020-04-03T12:29:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T12:29:29","slug":"cottage-pie-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/cottage-pie-recipe\/uncategorized\/","title":{"rendered":"Cottage Pie Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"recipe-ingredients\" class=\"responsive-tabs__pane is-active\">\n<div class=\"ingredients-list\">\n<div class=\"ingredients-list__content\">\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ingredients-list__group\">\n<li class=\"ingredients-list__item\">2 garlic cloves, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>3tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1\/4kg mince beef<\/li>\n<li>2 onions finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>3 carrots chopped<\/li>\n<li>3 celery sticks chopped<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredients-list__item\">3 tbsp plain flour<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredients-list__item\">1 tbsp tomato pur\u00e9e<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredients-list__item\">large glass red wine (optional)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredients-list__item\">850ml beef stock<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredients-list__item\">4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredients-list__item\">few thyme\u00a0sprigs<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredients-list__item\">2 bay leaves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"ingredients-list__group-title\">For the mash<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ingredients-list__group\">\n<li class=\"ingredients-list__item\">1.8kg potatoes, chopped<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredients-list__item\">225ml milk<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredients-list__item\">25g butter<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredients-list__item\">200g strong\u00a0cheddar, grated<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredients-list__item\">freshly grated nutmeg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1056\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2020\/04\/IMG_3489-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2020\/04\/IMG_3489-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2020\/04\/IMG_3489.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"recipe__tips\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-bbcgf-tips field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<div class=\"view view-recipe-views view-id-recipe_views view-display-id-tips view-dom-id-073d965ef4a48a80cc2f47d142b6bf46\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div class=\"carousel-tips__wrapper carousel\">\n<div class=\"flexslider carousel-tips__elements\" data-type=\"carousel-tips\">\n<div class=\"flex-viewport\">\n<ol class=\"method__list\">\n<li class=\"method__item\">Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan\u00a0and fry 1\u00bc kg beef mince until browned \u2013 you may need to do this in batches. Set aside as it browns.<\/li>\n<li class=\"method__item\">Put the other 2 tbsp olive oil into the pan, add 2 finely chopped onions, 3 chopped carrots and 3 chopped celery sticks and cook on a gentle heat until soft, about 20 mins.<\/li>\n<li class=\"method__item\">Add 2 finely chopped garlic cloves, 3 tbsp plain flour and 1 tbsp tomato pur\u00e9e, increase the heat and cook for a few mins, then return the beef to the pan.<\/li>\n<li class=\"method__item\">Pour over a large glass of red wine, if using, and boil to reduce it slightly before adding the 850ml beef stock, 4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, a few thyme sprigs and 2 bay leaves.<\/li>\n<li class=\"method__item\">Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 45 mins. By this time the gravy should be thick and coating the meat. Check after about 30 mins \u2013 if a lot of liquid remains, increase the heat slightly to reduce the gravy a little. Season well, then discard the bay leaves and thyme stalks.<\/li>\n<li class=\"method__item\">Meanwhile, make the mash. In a large saucepan, cover the 1.8kg potatoes which you&#8217;ve peeled and chopped, in salted cold water, bring to the boil and simmer until tender.<\/li>\n<li class=\"method__item\">Drain\u00a0well, then allow to\u00a0steam-dry\u00a0for a few mins. Mash well with the 225ml milk, 25g butter, and three-quarters of the 200g strong cheddar cheese, then season with freshly grated nutmeg and some salt and pepper.<\/li>\n<li class=\"method__item\">Spoon the meat into 2\u00a0ovenproof dishes. Pipe or spoon on the mash to cover. Sprinkle on the remaining cheese.<\/li>\n<li class=\"method__item\">If eating straight away, heat oven to 220C\/200C fan\/gas 7 and cook for 25-30 mins, or until the topping is golden.<\/li>\n<li class=\"method__item\">If you want to use a slow cooker, brown your mince in batches then tip into your slow cooker and stir in the vegetables, flour, pur\u00e9e, wine, stock, Worcestershire sauce and herbs with some seasoning. Cover and cook on High for 4-5 hours. Make the mash following the previous steps, and then oven cook in the same way to finish.<br \/>\nRecipe courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/Bbcgoodfood.com\">BBC goodfood<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 3tbsp olive oil 1\/4kg mince beef 2 onions finely chopped 3 carrots chopped 3 celery sticks chopped 3 tbsp plain flour 1 tbsp tomato pur\u00e9e large glass red wine (optional) 850ml beef stock 4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce few thyme\u00a0sprigs 2 bay leaves For the mash 1.8kg potatoes, chopped 225ml&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":1056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[53,38,204],"class_list":["post-1051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-food","tag-recipes","tag-revipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1051"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1057,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1051\/revisions\/1057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}