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A glass baking dish filled with baked shepherd's pie, showing a layer of golden-brown mashed potatoes on top with visible ground meat and vegetables underneath. A piece has been cut out and sits on a white plate in the background.
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Shepherd's Pie Recipe

Shepherd's Pie - the perfect comfort food ever! layer of ground lamb with vegetables cover with mashed potato layer. This dish is so rich and comforting! Perfect dish for cold winter days.
Prep Time1 hour
WORK TIME20 minutes
Cuisine: British
Servings: 8 yields

Ingredients

For the meat mixture:

  • 2 pounds 1kg ground lamb
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves crushed
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 tbsp 30 flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ black pepper
  • 1 tsp rosemary
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 7 oz 200g carrots
  • 7 oz 200g peas (fresh or frozen)

For the puree:

  • 3.5 pounds 1.5kg potatoes
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • ½ cup 120ml milk
  • ¼ cup 25g cheddar cheese
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ black pepper
  • egg yolk

Instructions

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Peel the potatoes and cut into 4. Place in a medium pot and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, add a teaspoon of salt, cover and bring to a boil. cook until tender.
    2. While the potatoes are cooking, heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté 2-3 minutes, add crushed garlic and chopped carrots, sauté until the carrots are tender, about 5-7 minutes.
    3. Add the ground lamb, Cook until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, chopped rosemary and thyme. Add tomato paste, flour and stir.
    4. Add beef broth and frozen peas. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens.
    5. When the potatoes are done cooking transfer them to a bowl. Add butter, milk, egg yolk, salt and pepper. mash the potatoes until smooth.
    6. Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
    7. Layer the meat mixture in a 13"X8.5" (33X22cm) ovenproof dish. Spread the puree over the meat mixture.
    8. Bake 20-25 minutes. or until mashed potato is golden brown.
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