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.
Yeah I can’t help myself I’m an engineer so I overcomplicate and push the tolerances to the absolute limit and the same applies to my cooking.
I also maybe overcompensating for lackluster tasting (but still made with love with what little resources they had, I’m not trying to be ungrateful just honest) food growing up my parents made.
Also if you’re up Manchester way drop me a DM and come on over for dinner, my aunt and uncle love hosting people (I will ask first though).
I’m a New Yorker, so it’d be rough. But if I am, I’ll let you know!