Shepherd's Pie
User Reviews
4.2
10 reviews
Good
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Prep Time
45 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr
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Rest Time
1 hr
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Total Time
1 hr 45 mins
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Servings
6 people
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Course
Main Course
Shepherd's Pie
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Shepherd's pie is a traditional British dish, made from lamb or mutton and mashed potatoes that is similar to French hachis parmentier.
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Ingredients
For the mashed potatoes
- 2 lb potato
- ½ cup milk whole
- 6 tablespoons butter diced, salted
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- salt
- black pepper freshly ground
For the filling
- 1½ lb lamb or mutton, ground
- 2 small carrot finely diced
- 2 onion grated
- 3 talks celery , very finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic , crushed
- 2 tablespoons thyme
- 2 teaspoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon ketchup
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 2 cups red wine
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 4 tablespoons butter
- salt
- black pepper freshly ground
Equipment
- Dutch oven
- baking dish
Instructions
Mashed potatoes
- Cook the potatoes with their skin in a large pot filled with slightly salted boiling water.
- Once cooked, drain and peel.
- Purée them with a potato masher.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat the milk until boiling.
- Gradually add the milk to the mashed potatoes and whisk everything.
- Stir in the butter while whisking.
- Season with nutmeg, pepper and salt.
Filling
- In a large Dutch oven, heat 3 tablespoons of butter and brown the onion over medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute.
- Add the carrots and celery. Mix well.
- Add the thyme, tomato paste, ketchup and flour. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Cook on low-medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
- In a large skillet, heat the remaining butter and cook the meat for 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring very little so that the juice does not evaporate.
- Add the meat in the vegetable stew and add the red wine gradually. Mix well.
- Add the Worcestershire sauce and all the juice of the meat. Mix well.
- Cook for 1 minute.
- Pour all the mixture into a baking dish, spreading evenly and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Assembly
- Preheat the oven to 400 F (200˚C).
- Remove the dish from the refrigerator and gently cover the meat with the mashed potatoes.
- Spread evenly and, using a knife, make regular shapes on the top.
- Bake for 35 minutes.
- Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
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