This is my go-to comfort food recipe. I spent many years in a British boarding school - not particularly famous for it's culinary skills. Despite that, Shepherd's Pie has always been my favorite school dinner. Yes, it's that easy and scalable for a large number of people. The traditional Shepherd's pie is made with minced beef but I think it's tastier with minced lamb.
Shepherd's Pie (cooking time: 30 mins, serves 4)
Ingredients:
1 tbs olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 carrots, finely chopped
1.5-2 lbs ground lamb
2 tbs tomato ketchup
beef stock cube
worcestershire sauce
6 potatoes (I like Yukon Gold, but you can use whatever is available)
milk
butter
- Turn oven to 400F.
- Heat oil in frying pan, add onion and carrots until they begin to soften and turn brown.
- Add meat, turning over and mash out any large chunks
- When meat is browned, add ketchup and sprinke the stock cube. Season with salt & pepper.
- If there are lots of broth, simmer for about 10 mins. If it's too dry, add a bit of water and simmer.
- Season with salt & pepper and add worcestershire sauce to taste.
- While meat is cooking, cook the potatoes until tender.
- When they are soft, drain and mash them with milk, butter and plenty of seasoning (salt & pepper).
- Transfer the meat to an oven-proof dish and layer on the mash potatoes on top
- Dot some butter over the potatoes
- Bake for 20 minutes
- Serve immediately with green peas or salad
the Shepherd's Pie was good, I make it for christmas and all families were love it
thx
Posted by: Denny | December 29, 2009 at 09:15 AM