Shepherd's pie
Shepherd's pie

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, shepherd's pie. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Shepherd's pie is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Shepherd's pie is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, cover and bring to a boil. Yes, shepherd's pie is predominantly thought of as Irish or British. But since I'm Scottish, I thought I'd give it a unique twist to suit my ancestral tastes.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have shepherd's pie using 21 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Shepherd's pie:
  1. Make ready For the minced meat :500g minced meat
  2. Make ready 1 large onion, chopped
  3. Prepare 4 Garlic cloves, chopped
  4. Make ready 3 tbsps oil
  5. Make ready 4 tbsps flour
  6. Take to taste Salt
  7. Take Seasoning cubes to taste
  8. Get 1/2 tsp black pepper
  9. Prepare 1/2 tsp curry and ginger powder
  10. Prepare 1/2 tsp rosemary and thyme
  11. Take 1 tbsp tomato puree
  12. Take as needed Beef broth/stock
  13. Make ready 200 g carrots,cubed
  14. Get 2 green peppers, cubed
  15. Take Some basil leaves, chopped
  16. Get For the potato puree:1kg potatoes
  17. Prepare 1 tbsp butter
  18. Get 1/4 cup milk
  19. Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
  20. Make ready 1/2 tsp black pepper
  21. Get 1 egg yolk

The sauce is really simple and flavorful, but the best part is the insanely fluffy mashed potato. Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name). However, as the dish gained wider popularity outside of its native English homeland (where using beef would make this a cottage pie), beef became a common substitute, especially in America where it's more widely available than ground lamb. Shepherd's Pie comes to us from England, and is traditionally made with lamb or mutton.

Instructions to make Shepherd's pie:
  1. Peel and cut the potatoes into 4,add to a pan add some salt and water and cook till tender.while the potatoes are cooking heat the oil In a pan over medium heat,add the onion and saute for 2 to 3 mins,add the garlic and carrots saute until carrots are tender.Add the minced meat and cook for about 5 mins, season with salt and seasoning cubes then add the spices.Add the tomato puree and flour and stir.
  2. Add a little broth and bring to a simmer,reduce the heat to low and cook stirring occasionally until the sauce thickens,add the green pepper and basil leaves stir and put off the heat.
  3. When the potatoes are cooked transfer to a bowl,add butter, milk,egg yolk,salt and black pepper.Mash until smooth.Preheat oven to 200c,layer the meat mixture In an oven proof dish.
  4. Spread the potato puree over the meat mixture leveling all over,use a fork to make swirl design.Bake for 20 to 25 mins or until mashed potato is golden brown.Enjoy!

However, as the dish gained wider popularity outside of its native English homeland (where using beef would make this a cottage pie), beef became a common substitute, especially in America where it's more widely available than ground lamb. Shepherd's Pie comes to us from England, and is traditionally made with lamb or mutton. Here in the states we are more of a beef eating culture than a lamb eating one, and when one is served "shepherd's pie" here, it is most often made with ground beef. These shepherd's pie recipes run the range from the traditional (featuring ground or minced lamb) to the modestly modified (ground beef instead of lamb) to the more modern and experimental (vegan or paleo shepherd's pies). You can't go wrong with any of these savory one-pot comfort-food casseroles, complete meals that also feature veggies, a savory gravy, and a mashed potato (or a surprise.

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