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shepherd's pie

(1 rating)
AGoldsteing avatar
Recipe by
Abraham Goldstein
@AGoldsteing
New York, NY

The best Shepherd's Pie I've had was in the Bahamas at an Old English pub. The restaurant didn't use celery, and had mushrooms, peas, and chopped carrots in the pie. This is my version of that memorable pie eating experience.

(1 rating)
yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For shepherd's pie

  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 1 md
    red onion, halved, and finely chopped
  • 1 md
    while onion, halved, and finely chopped
  • 1 c
    chopped carrots
  • 1 c
    peas
  • 1 c
    sliced mushrooms
  • 1 lb
    ground beef (or lamb if you have access to)
  • 2 Tbsp
    plain flour
  • 2 c
    beef stock
  • 375 ml
    red wine (half the bottle if it's a 750ml bottle)
  • 1
    dried bay leaf
  • 1 Tbsp
    worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp
    tomato paste
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 5 md
    sized potatoes - i use white potatoes such as russet
  • 60 g
    butter
  • 1/2-1 c
    milk
  • melted butter to brush the top of potatoes

How To Make shepherd's pie

  • 1
    Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrots, peas and mushrooms and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until soft. Add ground beef and cook, stirring to break up any lumps, for 5 minutes or until meat changes color.
  • 2
    Add the flour and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until combined. Add stock, bay leaf, Worcestershire sauce and tomato paste. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes or until sauce thickens. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
  • 3
    Meanwhile: cook potato in a saucepan of salted boiling water for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain well. Return to the pan with the butter. Use a potato masher or fork to mash until smooth. Add milk and use a wooden spoon to stir until combined. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
  • 4
    Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F. Spoon ground beef/lamb mixture into a 2L (8-cup) capacity ovenproof baking dish. Top with mashed potato and use a fork to spread over lamb mixture. Brush with butter. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until mashed potato is golden brown. Serve immediately
  • 5
    Turn on broiler and cook under broiler for 3 minutes to brown the top of the potatoes if you want a crispy top.
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