My household gained’t cease requesting this Shepherd’s pie! It options tender floor beef (or lamb) and veggies, an outrageously scrumptious and savory gravy, all topped with tacky mashed potatoes. I can’t wait so that you can strive it!
Shepherd’s pie (or Cottage pie) immediately takes me again to my early childhood in rural Scotland. It appears like my Mother made it continually, so naturally, she was the primary individual I requested to check this recipe. I’m thrilled to say she loves it! She loves the wealthy, savory gravy across the meat (use your favourite, beef or lamb) and the buttery, tacky mashed potato topping that makes this model additional particular.
So right here we’re, our tackle conventional Shepherd’s pie. I promise it’s tremendous simple so that you can make, and I actually assume when you do, you’ll be able to make it once more. Shepherd’s pie is my final cozy meal, and I can’t wait so that you can strive it!
Key Substances
- Floor Meat: My household typically makes use of floor beef on this recipe, however floor lamb is beautiful! My household calls this Shepherd’s pie regardless of which we use, but when we wish to be technical, Cottage pie requires beef, whereas Shepherd’s pie requires lamb.
- Veggies: We preserve this tremendous easy and use onions, carrots, and peas. The onion and carrots get added early, and the peas come later, in order that they don’t get too gentle. Frozen peas are nice!
- Spices: We go along with all dried spices for this recipe. They work exceptionally nicely, and so they preserve the elements down. You’ll want garlic powder, dried thyme, and salt.
- Broth: Beef broth is superb, however you should use rooster or veggie broth/inventory if that’s all you might have. Listed here are our do-it-yourself beef inventory, rooster inventory, and veggie broth recipes.
- Tomato Paste and Worcestershire Sauce: For the very best gravy, don’t miss this tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce. They add coloration and richness to the gravy! Belief me.
- Mashed Potatoes: For the topping, we take our traditional mashed potatoes and make them much more particular with butter, milk, and grated sharp cheddar cheese (I really like utilizing English or Irish cheddar!). The kind of potato makes a distinction: Yukon Gold yields creamy potatoes, whereas Russets end in a lighter, fluffier mash. Whereas I normally favor Yukon Golds for normal mashed potatoes, Russets are my favourite for topping Shepherd’s pie!
I make this recipe month-to-month, most likely extra within the colder months. It’s cozy, and the household loves it! I really like that it’s simple to buy because it requires elements I purchase often. It’s additionally easy to make and ideal for making upfront! For extra traditional and comfy meals like this one, strive my favourite meatloaf, weeknight spaghetti, or this unimaginable roast rooster!
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There are few dishes as cozy and comforting as conventional Shepherd’s pie! My favourite a part of this recipe is the savory gravy, which works fantastically with the fluffy mashed potatoes piled on prime. In case you can, use an English or Irish cheddar for the potatoes!
6 Servings
You Will Want
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound (450g) floor beef or floor lamb
1 medium onion, chopped
2 medium carrots, 1 cup chopped
1 tablespoon flour
1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons dried thyme
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 ½ cups (355ml) beef inventory, rooster inventory, or veggie broth
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup (160g) frozen peas
2 kilos (907g) potatoes
8 tablespoons (113g) butter
2/3 cup (160ml) milk
1 cup (113g) grated sharp cheddar cheese
3/4 teaspoon superb sea salt, plus extra to style
Instructions
1Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Use convection in case your oven has it. Put aside a 9×9-inch baking dish, or make this in a 10-inch forged iron skillet, which is used on the stovetop and for baking the Shepherd’s pie later within the recipe.
2Make mashed potatoes: Peel the potatoes and lower them into items roughly the scale of golf balls. Closely salt a big pot of water, add the potatoes, and produce to a boil. Prepare dinner till tender, 15 to twenty minutes.
3In the meantime, warmth the butter and milk in a small saucepot and preserve heat.
4Pressure the potatoes, then use a meals mill or potato ricer to get them again into the pot (or add them after which mash them with a potato masher).
5Pour the recent milk into the potatoes and blend. Add the cheese and blend to mix. Season to style with salt. I begin with 1/4 teaspoon and go from there. Preserve the potatoes heat whilst you make the filling.
6Brown the meat: In a 10-inch forged iron skillet, warmth the olive oil over medium warmth. Add the bottom beef (or lamb) and brown, breaking it into crumbles. Switch to a bowl and place the skillet again over the warmth.
7Make the gravy: Add the onion and carrots and prepare dinner, sometimes stirring, for five minutes. Sprinkle within the flour, then stir till easy.
8Add garlic powder, dried thyme, and tomato paste, and prepare dinner, stirring across the pan for 30 seconds.
9Pour within the broth and Worcestershire sauce, then add the browned meat with all of the juices again to the skillet. Carry to a simmer and prepare dinner till it varieties a pleasant gravy, 3 to five minutes.
10Flip off the warmth and stir within the peas. Then, season to style with salt (1/4 teaspoon to 1/2 teaspoon) and a beneficiant pinch of pepper.
11Bake: If utilizing a baking dish, switch the meat and gravy to it. Or, in case your skillet is oven-safe and not less than 10 inches vast, you possibly can assemble the Shepherd’s pie in it.
12Unfold the nice and cozy mashed potatoes over the filling, spreading evenly and ensuring it covers all the way in which to the perimeters. Then, bake on a sheet pan for 25 minutes, turning midway (the sheet pan catches any drips over the edges). Let relaxation 5 to 10 minutes earlier than serving.
Adam and Joanne’s Ideas
- Leftovers: Preserve in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 4 days. Reheat within the oven or microwave.
- Make-ahead: Unfold the filling in your oven-safe baking dish and prime with the mashed potatoes, sealing the perimeters. Preserve lined tightly within the fridge for as much as 2 days. Take away from the fridge, uncover, preheat your oven, after which bake till heated by way of.
- Freezing: Cowl the assembled pie with plastic wrap and a layer of foil, then freeze for as much as 3 months. Thaw in a single day within the fridge earlier than reheating within the oven.
- The diet info supplied beneath are estimates. We used floor beef (90/10) within the calculations.
Diet Per Serving
Serving Measurement
1/6 of the recipe
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Energy
535
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Complete Fats
32.7g
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Saturated Fats
17g
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Ldl cholesterol
111mg
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Sodium
709.2mg
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Carbohydrate
36.3g
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Dietary Fiber
5.9g
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Complete Sugars
7.5g
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Protein
25g
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