A Scotsman's Shepherd Pie

Name: A Scotsman's Shepherd Pie
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: European, Irish
Ingredients: 1 cube beef bouillon; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps butter, softened, divided; 454 grams stewed tomatoes with juice, chopped; 1 small carrot, peeled and chopped; 57 grams cream cheese; 1 egg yolk; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley; 454 grams ground lamb; 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 small onion, chopped; 118 milliliters peas; 1 liters mashed, boiled potatoes; 177 milliliters shredded sharp Cheddar cheese; 2 teaspoons smoked paprika; 118 milliliters sour cream; 8 fluid ounces fluid ounces Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®); 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

You can never have too many Scottish recipes, so give A Scotsman's Shepherd Pie a try. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 18g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 421 calories. This recipe serves 8. It works well as a main course. Head to the store and pick up peas, ground lamb, onion, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the potatoes you could follow this main course with the Sweet Potatoes Scones as a dessert.

Instructions

Stir potatoes, sour cream, cream cheese, 1 tablespoon butter, egg yolk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper together in a bowl until smooth.

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Potato

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Bowl

Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet or nonstick pan over medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add ground lamb, reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring frequently, until browned and crumbly, 4 to 5 minutes.

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Ground Lamb

Pour off excess grease and season lamb with salt and black pepper to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Lamb

Stir tomatoes with juice, onion, and carrot into ground lamb; simmer until vegetables are tender, 5 to 10 minutes.

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Onion

Add peas, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring frequently, until peas are warmed, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Peas

Heat beer in a saucepan over medium heat; add beef bouillon. Cook and stir beer mixture until bouillon is dissolved, about 5 minutes.

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Beef Bouillon

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Beer

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Heat remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a separate pan over medium-low heat until sizzling.

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Butter

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Whisk flour into butter until thick and paste-like, about 1 minute. Stir beer mixture and Worcestershire sauce into flour mixture until gravy is smooth and thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir gravy into lamb mixture and simmer until mixture is thickened, at least 5 minutes.

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Worcestershire Sauce