Shepherd's pie
Shepherd's pie

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, shepherd's pie. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Shepherd's pie is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Shepherd's pie is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

Yes, shepherd's pie is predominantly thought of as Irish or British. But since I'm Scottish, I thought I'd give it a unique twist to suit my ancestral tastes. The use of lamb, the smoky, heather taste of Guinness® Draught (Irish, I admit), and the topping of sharp Cheddar and smoked paprika give this version its unique, smoky-sweet flavor. Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook shepherd's pie using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Shepherd's pie:
  1. Make ready For Mashed Potatoes (Leftover mashed potatoes can be used too):
  2. Prepare 2 large Potatoes
  3. Prepare 10 g Butter
  4. Make ready 120 ml Milk
  5. Make ready LAMB FILLING
  6. Get 300 g Ground lamb/mutton
  7. Get 1 Onions
  8. Prepare 6 Mushrooms
  9. Take 1 Carrots
  10. Get 1 Tablespoon Flour
  11. Prepare 240 ml Broth
  12. Make ready 1 Tablespoon Thyme
  13. Make ready 1 Tablespoon Parsley
  14. Prepare to taste Salt and pepper

Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name). However, as the dish gained wider popularity outside of its native English homeland (where using beef would make this a cottage pie), beef became a common substitute, especially in America where it's more widely available than ground lamb. In England, the birthplace of this hearty dish, shepherd's pie is most often made with a ground lamb filling. In the States, it's more common to use ground beef.

Steps to make Shepherd's pie:
  1. Cook potatoes in their skins until soft. Peel and mash up with the butter and milk. Season with salt and pepper, and set aside.
  2. Preheat ove to 200°C.
  3. Heat oil in a large sauce pan and saute onions until soft. Add in mushrooms and continue to cook until their juices start coming out (about 5-10 minutes).
  4. Add carrots and meat. Cook until the meat is browned.
  5. Sprinkle in the flour. Mix until the sauce thickens a little.
  6. Add broth, thyme and parsley and bring to a boil.
  7. Turn to low, and cook until most liquid is gone and the mixture is thick.
  8. Put lamb and vegetable filling in an oven dish and spread with mash potatoes on top.
  9. Bake 20-30 minutes until the pie is bubbling and potatoes are a little browned.
  10. Dish out and enjoy!

In England, the birthplace of this hearty dish, shepherd's pie is most often made with a ground lamb filling. In the States, it's more common to use ground beef. Both are delicious, and lamb can. A shepherd's pie with just a wee touch of an Irish twist. This one's made the traditional way with ground lamb but features shredded Irish Cheddar cheese (like Dubliner by Kerrygold) mixed into the creamy mashed potato topping.

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