Thanks John. I followed this to the letter EXCEPT that I would never use grapeseed oil. I used grass-fed suet to keep the tradition of grass-fed beef. No need to spoil it with nasty seed oils. This was a mind-blowing cottage pie.
John I would love to thank you for this , I have made this a few times and it’s a show stopper, having been a chef for over 35 years it’s good to still be able to learn from talented people,
How in the world do you only have 158k subscribers? In my opinion, you beat most of the food channels with millions of subscribers. Keep up the good content, man that cottage pie looks delicious.
Not gonna find mushroom catsup here in the south. I used a can of Campbell's Golden Mushroom soup instead. One of my dinner guests, who works in the restaurant biz, said "You could sell this".
I'll really buy an oven only because of this recipe. Never tried traditional British food, but this simple thing just tickled me in places I didn't even know about.
I've got to get some of this RDC beef. BTW, your pie looks great, and I'm not going to dare to criticise - I never thought of using Nori, but sure, that should absolutely work. I want to eat this pie/ All of it. My favourite little flavour bomb in dishes like this is to chop up and add a pickled walnut or two - they have a similar flavour profile to Worcestershire, but with an extra zing of aromatic, resinous spiciness
Love that chanel for honest and humble recepies. Chef shares his tips and advises and makes it so easy to understand for us. All dishes are super cool and really good for man cooking. Just love it!
I don't know that I've ever learned quite so much from a recipe video. Adding this to my meal list and making a mental note of all the tips and tricks!
YES !!!!!! I just love his energy , he is such a positive person and people can really learn lots from him !!! He deserves more credit. Unfortunately people choose to subscribe to people who show dead bodies on their channel.
Looks delicious mate! I add Marmite to my beef mince, really adds an amazing umami flavour (even if you HATE Marmite, you don't taste it but boy does it make a difference).
If you only want the dried mushroom for stock a great shortcut is to not wet the mushrooms but to pulverise the mushrooms. It is a workflow game changer and it is super easy to work with different types of dried mushrooms.
Made this before for a handful of guests from all over the world. They were like a pack of wolves devouring bambi. Big hit. So that's what's requested for today's Thanksgiving. Love Busker
You’re an artist. Looking at the work that went into it and all the ingredients, I was thinking £10.00. It does look like the best cottage pie I’ve ever seen.
Just made this last night for a bunch of my family. Unfortunately didn't have mushroom ketchup so the Tsunami was more of a smaller tidal wave. I also strained all the liquid into a bowl then made a gravy by thickening it with a bit of cornstarch and coated the meat. My family said it was incredible. I'm so excited for lunch to eat the leftovers!
May seem a silly question, but what is the induction cooktop you are using? So many consumer ones have uneven heating hence the question about that obvious commercial unit.
I've been watching these videos every day after work - I think you are a great cook. It's interesting to see you meld some French techniques with Japanese. I have high hopes for how this channel might jumpstart a huge career for you as a celebrity chef. Congrats on a great RUclips channel!
This looks so good and this dimples really do elevate it. Never would have thought to add those but it does make a differance... I'd do 8 pounds for one portion! Cheers!
Hi John, I was looking for a Short Crust Pastry to bake a Chicken Pie for the family. Then I came across your Yourtube video, ie your Chicken & Mushroom Pie using Puff Pastry & you blew me away. Thank you so much for teaching. It was such a Joy watching this too. May you blew more people. God bless.
I just found your channel recently and was so intrigued by your Cottage pie recipe that i made it a few days ago. Cottage and Shepherds pie are two of my favorite comfort foods!! I am always on the lookout for different ways of doing them. i pretty much followed your recipe but i could not find mushroom ketchup anywhere, (Portland, Oregon), so i threw in more dried porcini. it was Incredible!! Even better the next day. I think i finally found THE one that will be my go to recipe. For the next time i make it I ordered a bottle of mushroom ketchup and it arrived today from Great Britain. Thanks so much for your great channel. i watch a lot of cooking shows on tv and youtube and right now, yours is my fave!! Terence
I've just done this omg delicious and easy to do. I got the beef from my butchers so probably not as good as the beef you used. Many thanks for this unreal dish
I'm gonna make this with fish sauce instead of nori, (seaweed) and I'll grind up the dried mushrooms to a powder which will act as a bit of a thickener while still lending the umami profile. Can't wait to make this.
I would pay 10! Also, now that you have a kitchen, you could get that love of slow stews of yours and direct it towards a Brazilian feijoada. It is out of this world.
Add 25% sweet potato to the mash for even more flavour and more golden crispy bits in the final bake . I cooked and ate this tonight without the seaweed ( don't know where to buy it ) and it's great , better than the last time I cooked it when it lacked a couple of ingredients but still was a hit with those who ate it . Winner .
I am speechless about the seaweed, I will need to try for myself. Can you for once say with an Italian accent: "Why am I cooking so good?" 10 pounds at least for this anywhere, anytime, with a bit of salad on the side 15 pounds easily! Thanks a million for great new ideas, seaweed, who would have thought of that?B.
I had a cottage pie with pie crust and it did have potatoes and steak and carrots and onions inside it but it wasn't topped with potato and it was delicious. It was in California at Casa De fruta at the renaissance faire. We had two of those pies and I can't wait to have them again.
Hey busker bud, have you tried horseradish sauce in your mashed potatoes? I'm trying your recipe and I'm wondering if you think the contrast is worth it.
Here's some tips for people that don't want to cook with alcohol: A good substitute is 1 parts chicken stock and 1 parts red wine vinegar (not alcoholic) or balsamic vinegar. When cooking with alcohol we are often told it all evaporates, but it depends on time and heat. Here are some general numbers. Do remember that when adding wine to a dish like this it will also be diluted by all the other ingredients in the dish, further reducing the amount of alcohol in each portion. 15 minutes will reduce by 60%. 30 minutes will reduce by 65%. 1 hour will reduce by 75%. 2 hours by 90%. 2.5 hours by 95%.
Hoiafar you guys do know that the alcohol burns out when you add it in the beginning it's like a rum cake, it's not truly a *rum cake* unless you add the alcohol at the end because less of the alcohol burns out, if any at all!
This is an awesome recipe. But one question: why didnt you go for a more local kind of seaweed? There are lots of varieties in england and also many varieties that have more umami content than nori. Or does the nori serve some other purpose like thickening or texture?
I just paid 24 cdn... about 14 quid for a cottage pie, a good one is epic and had no problem... Also a couple pints with that will make the cold winter tolerable
Lovely jubbly. Nice idea with the dimpling on the mash. I like to add anchovy fillets. Paste is too salty. A good brand of organic tomato ketchup too. Thanks for the vid.
This is brilliant, I'll try this. Can you do, if you ain't already, a sweet and sour chicken recipe, my Mrs favorite from our local takeaway. I wanna make one but better than the takeaway
I guess something got lost in translation when the English part of my family crossed the pond; this "cottage pie" with ground beef is basically what we always called "shepherd's pie". We always added green beans and shredded carrots to the meat, topping the mash potatoes with slices of Colby-Jack cheese.
Thanks John. I followed this to the letter EXCEPT that I would never use grapeseed oil. I used grass-fed suet to keep the tradition of grass-fed beef. No need to spoil it with nasty seed oils.
This was a mind-blowing cottage pie.
brothers and sisters this man is national treasure
I've been using this recipe for years. Keep coming back to this hidden gem
I'm American I'm sorry I didnt know what a cottage pie is but i gave a like after watching it. I want one
John I would love to thank you for this , I have made this a few times and it’s a show stopper, having been a chef for over 35 years it’s good to still be able to learn from talented people,
How in the world do you only have 158k subscribers? In my opinion, you beat most of the food channels with millions of subscribers. Keep up the good content, man that cottage pie looks delicious.
Meh- he’s quite boring if you ask me. He also has this real awkward singing thing he does every so often. Not cool.
He is an annoying twat, working far too hard on his media personality.
His cooking ain't all that either.
Mushroom ketchup - stop giving away the trade secrets! Haha. Love it!
I am a big fan of you guys too. You and Food Busker are the only youtubers who have ever responded to my comments/questions. Love you guys
ketchup was made with mushrooms...traditionally.
SORTEDfood so are you saying you miss out your secrets in your recipes?
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Not gonna find mushroom catsup here in the south. I used a can of Campbell's Golden Mushroom soup instead. One of my dinner guests, who works in the restaurant biz, said "You could sell this".
"Too much butter in the mash wouldn't work" then puts in about a pound of butter
So the secret ingredient is the same thing that makes everything taste amazing: MSG. The most underrated and misunderstood spice in history.
Nope
Exactly
There's nothing wrong with MSG but I don't think there's any in this dish. It's not the same thing as umami, not a spice either.
@@Aardvarked88 it's in the seaweed
I'll really buy an oven only because of this recipe. Never tried traditional British food, but this simple thing just tickled me in places I didn't even know about.
Had this on crack. After finishing l realised that l had ate my left foot...
I hate it when that happens.
Hahaaaa
Great, now I want crack.
i got a fatty hit ready
God i miss crack.......
yeah the old stab hole is itchy about now
😂😂😂
I'm also partial to crack but I tend to save it for special occasions nowadays like Christmas, weddings, birthdays etc.
Jaysus, even without the potato it looks mega as a stew! Over chips with cheese sprinkled on top
I've got to get some of this RDC beef.
BTW, your pie looks great, and I'm not going to dare to criticise - I never thought of using Nori, but sure, that should absolutely work. I want to eat this pie/ All of it.
My favourite little flavour bomb in dishes like this is to chop up and add a pickled walnut or two - they have a similar flavour profile to Worcestershire, but with an extra zing of aromatic, resinous spiciness
It's funny how when you started you had to go round and convince people to eat your food now you have people lined up😂😂 good stuff👌👌
Food Busker for real😂😂
Sit-coms are therapy; laughter being the best medice etc. However, these videos are educational AND we still have a laugh.
haha correct, increase the peace brother! ✌️
Love that chanel for honest and humble recepies. Chef shares his tips and advises and makes it so easy to understand for us.
All dishes are super cool and really good for man cooking. Just love it!
I don't know that I've ever learned quite so much from a recipe video. Adding this to my meal list and making a mental note of all the tips and tricks!
YES !!!!!! I just love his energy , he is such a positive person and people can really learn lots from him !!! He deserves more credit. Unfortunately people choose to subscribe to people who show dead bodies on their channel.
Franci Has LMAO
@foodbusker best food show on the internet period
I did this yesterday. It was awesome. The dried mushrooms and nori sheets make the dish. Excellent.
I really enjoyed your videos on the street - but these are on another level. Love seeing you in your kitchen!
@John: Mate watching your videos always makes me happy! I love the new set up and the content! Thanks for putting in all the effort! It really shows!
I’ve made this twice (extras in freezer) and it was a major hit!
No more extras after 3 weeks ( you make the potatoes with each meal) sent everyone to your channel.
Still making this.
Looks delicious mate! I add Marmite to my beef mince, really adds an amazing umami flavour (even if you HATE Marmite, you don't taste it but boy does it make a difference).
Obscene !! Looks stunning, I am sure it tastes that way as well.
If you only want the dried mushroom for stock a great shortcut is to not wet the mushrooms but to pulverise the mushrooms. It is a workflow game changer and it is super easy to work with different types of dried mushrooms.
Made this before for a handful of guests from all over the world. They were like a pack of wolves devouring bambi. Big hit. So that's what's requested for today's Thanksgiving.
Love Busker
Back of the net! Happy thanks giving brother✌️
Amazing stuff, also goes well with a stout. Pie loves stout, and so do I.
You’re an artist.
Looking at the work that went into it and all the ingredients, I was thinking £10.00.
It does look like the best cottage pie I’ve ever seen.
Made this, had some crack and then couldn’t eat it. Fs.
Did you make the crack too?
Just made this last night for a bunch of my family. Unfortunately didn't have mushroom ketchup so the Tsunami was more of a smaller tidal wave. I also strained all the liquid into a bowl then made a gravy by thickening it with a bit of cornstarch and coated the meat. My family said it was incredible. I'm so excited for lunch to eat the leftovers!
Named cottage pie as the mash topping is like the thatch on a traditional cottage. Great recipe mr busker
The try hardness is completely gone , your new place is definitely letting your sincerity and love for food shine through , great content !
Remember on the whole thing that these recipies are only a few hundred years old... because potatoes!
May seem a silly question, but what is the induction cooktop you are using? So many consumer ones have uneven heating hence the question about that obvious commercial unit.
Omg this looks heavenly😫
My favourite RUclips chef by a mile
For those in America, his tomato puree is our tomato paste.
This looks amazing. Cottage pie is actually on my menu for this week. I'm so excited!
Defo giving this a try. The way those potatoes look on top is all the reason I need!
This may be a noob question but when you put in all that thyme, do you have to dig out the sticks later? Or do you just leave them in there?
Thanks for the recipe-- Just made this. Umami levels were off the charts, delicious.
Edit : Plates licked clean. No shame, can't waste this flavor.
Top nosh FB! Enjoyed watching your technique, learnt lots and will no doubt create my own version based on yours. Keep cooking.
I've been watching these videos every day after work - I think you are a great cook. It's interesting to see you meld some French techniques with Japanese. I have high hopes for how this channel might jumpstart a huge career for you as a celebrity chef. Congrats on a great RUclips channel!
I made this in San Diego for my British friends. Big hit!!! Best thing I've made in years if not ever.
This looks so good and this dimples really do elevate it. Never would have thought to add those but it does make a differance... I'd do 8 pounds for one portion! Cheers!
Cold cottage pie butties the next day with a bit of tomato sauce are EPIC.
Loving the ideas keep it up. Only thing that I don't agree with is how much red wine you used I think one full glass full is plenty.
Hi John, I was looking for a Short Crust Pastry to bake a Chicken Pie for the family. Then I came across your Yourtube video, ie your Chicken & Mushroom Pie using Puff Pastry & you blew me away. Thank you so much for teaching. It was such a Joy watching this too. May you blew more people. God bless.
I just found your channel recently and was so intrigued by your Cottage pie recipe that i made it a few days ago. Cottage and Shepherds pie are two of my favorite comfort foods!! I am always on the lookout for different ways of doing them. i pretty much followed your recipe but i could not find mushroom ketchup anywhere, (Portland, Oregon), so i threw in more dried porcini. it was Incredible!! Even better the next day. I think i finally found THE one that will be my go to recipe. For the next time i make it I ordered a bottle of mushroom ketchup and it arrived today from Great Britain. Thanks so much for your great channel. i watch a lot of cooking shows on tv and youtube and right now, yours is my fave!! Terence
Dude, taht Cottage Pie is looking so freaky amazing man!! Lovely video.
I love how Smiley just casually walks up with a fork like he's been waiting for this.
I've just done this omg delicious and easy to do. I got the beef from my butchers so probably not as good as the beef you used. Many thanks for this unreal dish
Cmon, mate that looks bloody brilliant! I will be smashing this out on the weekend, I can’t wait. 10 Pounds for that bad boy.
You're making me hungry!! I should stop watching your videos at 2am in the mornings! Now I got the case of the munchies.
it looks so so good
I'm gonna make this with fish sauce instead of nori, (seaweed) and I'll grind up the dried mushrooms to a powder which will act as a bit of a thickener while still lending the umami profile. Can't wait to make this.
Brilliant thanks, made your beer battered fish and chips and the family loved it. Just watched this one and can’t wait to try it.
looks great.. one question you said 170 is that celsius or fahrenheit ??
I would pay 10!
Also, now that you have a kitchen, you could get that love of slow stews of yours and direct it towards a Brazilian feijoada.
It is out of this world.
Sorry so late to the party, but John, as we don't have a microwave, how would you heat this up the next day? Thanks.
Yes, as long as stored in fridge overnight✌️
You say to make it the day before. What’s the best way to reheat it? Or do you mean just prep it the day before and then cook it the following day?
Wow! That looks gorgeously delicious!
You know you're watching a hipster cooking video when he starts using nori seaweed sheets in a cottage pie :p
Is that a rabbit with a pancake on it's head?...
@@kathysunshine699 Yes. Yes it is.
Add 25% sweet potato to the mash for even more flavour and more golden crispy bits in the final bake . I cooked and ate this tonight without the seaweed ( don't know where to buy it ) and it's great , better than the last time I cooked it when it lacked a couple of ingredients but still was a hit with those who ate it . Winner .
Cottage pie has beef. Shephard's pie has lamb. True.
Dwayne Wladyka thank god your here to keep us all right
Not in the States so much.
So in the States shepherds look after cows do they? LMAO
And *Pâté Chinois* has cream corn between the beef and mash.
That’s not true actually, cottage pie and shepherds pie are the same fucking thing lol depends where you come from to what you call it.
I find adding horseradish into the mash is a very nice addition. (Only in cottage pie)
that looks incredible. bomb recipe.
Mind=Blown! Chef, you're killin' it out there, mate!
Subscribed due to that look when you first tried it. I felt that.
Hit different bro haha ✌️
I am totally making dimples in my next cottage pie.........this is an amazing looking meal....." cook out the tomato paste " got it chef :)
Hunnie B and always add sugar to tomato. It counteracts the acidity. 😀
It was delicious 😋
I think that cottage pie looks really awesome. I'd pay 7£ and 50 pence for a serving of that. Food of love.
Food Busker You are very welcome. I enjoy your videos. I have a request. Can you make borscht? Beet soup. Cheers!
I am speechless about the seaweed, I will need to try for myself. Can you for once say with an Italian accent: "Why am I cooking so good?" 10 pounds at least for this anywhere, anytime, with a bit of salad on the side 15 pounds easily! Thanks a million for great new ideas, seaweed, who would have thought of that?B.
John, please say how long I need to cook the mince mixture before putting into Pyrex dish. Many thanks...and I'd pay £15 given all the ingredients...
I had a cottage pie with pie crust and it did have potatoes and steak and carrots and onions inside it but it wasn't topped with potato and it was delicious. It was in California at Casa De fruta at the renaissance faire. We had two of those pies and I can't wait to have them again.
If you leave your Cottage Pie in the fridge for the next day, whats the best way to reheat?? Thanks
If you cook it the day before, how long should you cook it for the next day?
Hey Busker, that beef stock looks as thick as chocolate, how did you make that??
Ohhhhh yaaaa frickin amazing my guests raved about my cottage pie thanks it was an absolute hit yummmmmmmm
Hey busker bud, have you tried horseradish sauce in your mashed potatoes? I'm trying your recipe and I'm wondering if you think the contrast is worth it.
You could also top with pureed cooked cauliflower (with some butter and garlic) for a lower carb option
Here's some tips for people that don't want to cook with alcohol:
A good substitute is 1 parts chicken stock and 1 parts red wine vinegar (not alcoholic) or balsamic vinegar.
When cooking with alcohol we are often told it all evaporates, but it depends on time and heat. Here are some general numbers. Do remember that when adding wine to a dish like this it will also be diluted by all the other ingredients in the dish, further reducing the amount of alcohol in each portion.
15 minutes will reduce by 60%.
30 minutes will reduce by 65%.
1 hour will reduce by 75%.
2 hours by 90%.
2.5 hours by 95%.
Then you're in luck. This recipe requires that much time to get a nice, non-soupy consistency
Hoiafar you guys do know that the alcohol burns out when you add it in the beginning it's like a rum cake, it's not truly a *rum cake* unless you add the alcohol at the end because less of the alcohol burns out, if any at all!
We can't see the second part of your comment without some effort by the way
@@curtiswilson3269 the effort of clicking "see more"? breathing and thinking must really tire you out eh?
Reduction in volume is not the same as evaporation of the ethanol. The ethanol will evaporate much faster than those numbers.
Oh Boyyyyyy! Don't know why I watched this video late at night! Now I can't go to sleep I'm salivating over this meat bomb so much! Loved it mate
Using the nori was an interesting idea. How about trying konbu extract? So much umami!
I made this and the family loved it.
I am still to cook your recipe. But you are simply fun to watch. Such an entertainer and your recipes look great.
Thank you and keep em coming.
love the bottle flip
This is an awesome recipe. But one question: why didnt you go for a more local kind of seaweed? There are lots of varieties in england and also many varieties that have more umami content than nori. Or does the nori serve some other purpose like thickening or texture?
I just paid 24 cdn... about 14 quid for a cottage pie, a good one is epic and had no problem...
Also a couple pints with that will make the cold winter tolerable
I think some mashed anchovies would be nice too,im going to look for that mushroom sauce.Looks delicious
That looked like one of your best ever !
Lovely jubbly. Nice idea with the dimpling on the mash. I like to add anchovy fillets. Paste is too salty. A good brand of organic tomato ketchup too. Thanks for the vid.
THIS MAN IS THE BEST!!
This is brilliant, I'll try this.
Can you do, if you ain't already, a sweet and sour chicken recipe, my Mrs favorite from our local takeaway. I wanna make one but better than the takeaway
You could also soak a kombu piece with the dried mushrooms to add an unmami undertone
I guess something got lost in translation when the English part of my family crossed the pond; this "cottage pie" with ground beef is basically what we always called "shepherd's pie". We always added green beans and shredded carrots to the meat, topping the mash potatoes with slices of Colby-Jack cheese.
gorgeous. i wonder how long he let it rest?
this vid deserves about 100x more views
Sweet jesus. That looks fantastic.