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Guinness Shepherd's Pie
Guinness Shepherd's Pie is the epitome of Irish comfort food! Ground lamb and vegetables are cooked in a rich, decadent Guinness sauce then topped with a creamy mashed potato blended with grass fed Irish butter and cream.
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
2 hrs
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 466 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Irish
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground lamb
- 1 onion
- 12 oz beef stock
- 3 lbs potatoes about 10 medium
- 7 oz carrots about 4 medium
- 3 oz celery
- 4 fl oz cream
- 4 oz Irish butter
- ½ bottle Guinness 5-6 fl oz
Instructions
- Put the ground lamb into a pot and brown well over a medium / high heat. Stir well to break it up and to prevent it from sticking. No need to for oil.
- While the lamb is browning, peel and chop the onions.
- Peel and chop the carrots. Wash and chop the celery.
- When the meat has browned and even a little crispy (roasted) looking, add the onions, carrots and celery, mix well.
- After 5 minutes, pour in the beef stock and stir well.
- After 5 minutes, add at least half a bottle of Guinness. If you like Guinness add all of it. Cook over a medium heat until most of the liquid has evaporated and the lamb and vegetable are in a thicker sauce. This can take about 1 hour.
- While then lamb is cooking and reducing for an hour, peel and chop the potatoes into chunks.
- Place the potato pieces into salted (1 tsp salt) cold water, bring to a boil and then reduce heat to medium. Cook for 5-7 minutes until the potatoes are soft when pierced with a thin knife.
- Drain the potatoes when cooked. Return the potatoes to the heat and allow any residual water to evaporate. Pour in melted butter and cream, and using a hand held mixer, blend the potatoes and cream together.
- Put the cooked lamb in an ovenproof dish. Put the mashed potatoes into a piping bag with your nozzle of choice and pipe swirls of potatoes on top of the lamb.
- When the entire dish is covered with potatoes and none of the lamb layer is showing, place the Shepherd's Pie in a pre heated 350 degrees F, oven for about 30 minutes or until the potatoes are golden brown.
- Once the potatoes are golden brown, remove from the oven. Top with freshly chopped parsley (optional.) It's ready to serve.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
8portions
Calories
466kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
30g
(46%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Trans Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
89mg
(30%)
Sodium
249mg
(10%)
Potassium
1065mg
(30%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
4769IU
(95%)
Vitamin C
36mg
(40%)
Calcium
62mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 466
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 8portions | |
| Calories | 466kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 30g | 46% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 89mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 249mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 1065mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 4769IU | 95% |
| Vitamin C | 36mg | 40% |
| Calcium | 62mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.