Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, shepherd's pie. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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..with the kind of refrigeration we had in our homes, cooked meat could be kept much more safely than raw. Therefore, when housewives bought their Sunday meat they selected pieces large enough to.

Shepherd's pie is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Shepherd's pie is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have shepherd's pie using 14 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Shepherd's pie:

1. Make ready 2 onions
2. Take 2 carrots
3. Prepare 1 olive oil
4. Get 50 grams butter
5. Take 8 sprigs fresh thyme
6. Take 2 bay leaves
7. Make ready 500 grams minced lamb
8. Take 1 tbsp flour
9. Make ready 1 lemon
10. Take 1 stock cube
11. Get 800 grams floury potatoes
12. Prepare 200 ml single cream
13. Make ready 50 grams cheddar cheese
14. Prepare 200 grams peas

The bottom layer is a simple a mix of ground lamb and vegetables, simmered into a delicious savory sauce. This family friendly shepherd's pie uses ground beef (instead of the traditional lamb), and your Instant Pot® or multi-cooker pressure cooker to prepare the filling and potatoes. Plunge your spoon into a shepherd's pie with creamy mash and flavourful lamb mince. We've got traditional recipes, plus spiced and vegetarian alternatives.

Instructions to make Shepherd's pie:

1. peel onions and carrot and cut into roughly 1 cm pieces
2. fry gently in olive oil and butter until soft and tender
3. add salt and pepper, and thyme and bay leaves
4. add the peas and cook for another 5-8 minutes
5. add the mince and flour, and crumble in the stock cube. let cook until the mince has cooked out it's liquids.
6. once the mince has browned, add water (alternatively beer) until the mince is covered, let simmer for 30 minutes. story occasionally
7. preheat the oven to 180°c and start peeling the potatoes
8. quarter the potatoes and cook until soft
9. mash the potatoes with a splash of milk and a good knob of butter ( if desired, add one egg yolk too)
10. salt to taste and put aside
11. pour in the cream to the mince mixture and stir. let boil for a couple of minutes until mixture thickens up a bit
12. pour mixture into a casserole pan, grate some cheese on top, and lastly dollop potatoe mash to cover the mixture
13. put the pie in the middle of the oven and let cook for 40 minutes
14. enjoy!

Try the classic shepherd's pie recipe or mix it up with a veggie shepherd's pie with lentils, or add parsnips to your mash like Nigel Slater. Add some grated hidden veggies to help the kids eat healthily. The exact origin of Shepherd's pie is a bit of a mystery! But both the Irish and British claim the origination of this hearty, mashed potato crust dish. You likely know Shepherd's pie as a homey, comforting casserole — one that combines a flavorful stew of ground beef, peas, carrots (and sometimes corn) with mountains of creamy mashed potatoes.

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