Bison and Red Wine Shepherd's Pie

Name: Bison and Red Wine Shepherd's Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: European, Irish
Ingredients: 79 milliliters all purpose flour; 2 bay leaves; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 kilograms bison or beef short ribs or 2 1/2 pounds boneless chuck, cut into 2-inch cubes; 237 milliliters canned crushed tomatoes; 118 milliliters peeled chopped carrot; 118 milliliters chopped celery; 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt; 473 milliliters dry red wine (such as Syrah); 1 large egg; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme; 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 79 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 1 Tbsp Hungarian sweet paprika; 631 milliliters low-salt chicken broth; 2 Tbsps (or more) olive oil; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 237 milliliters finely grated Parmesan cheese; 355 milliliters 3/4-inch cubes peeled parsnips; 283 grams pearl onions; 907 grams russet potatoes, peeled, quartered; 151 grams rindless slab bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices; 12 baby turnips, trimmed, peeled; 118 milliliters (1 stick) unsalted butter; 1 Tbsp water; 177 milliliters whole milk

Bison and Red Wine Shepherd's Pie might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 1824 calories, 60g of protein, and 138g of fat. This recipe covers 52% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. It is a pricey recipe for fans of Scottish food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up all purpose flour, russet potatoes, rindless slab bacon, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the coarse kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Salty Sweet Granolan and Coconut Yogurt {Sugar Rush Gift Edition #4} as a dessert.

Instructions

Whisk first 4 ingredients in largebowl.

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Whisk

Add bison; toss.

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Bison

Heat large pot overmedium heat.

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Pot

Add bacon; cook until crisp.

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Bacon

Transfer to paper towels.

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Add 2 tablespoonsoil to pot; increase heat to medium-high.Working in batches, cook bison untilbrowned, adding more oil by tablespoonfulsas needed. Return to same bowl.

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Bison

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Pot

Addchopped onion, carrot, celery, and garlic topot; cover and cook until vegetables soften,stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.

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Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

Add wine; bring to boil, scraping up anybrowned bits.

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Wine

Add broth, tomatoes, bayleaves, thyme, sage, reserved bacon, andbison. Reduce heat to low. Cover; simmeruntil bison is tender, stirring occasionally,about 2 hours (beef may take 1 1/2 hours).

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Tomato

Bacon

Bison

Broth

Thyme

Beef

Sage

Meanwhile, cook pearl onions in largesaucepan of boiling salted water 2 minutes.

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Pearl Onion

Water

Transfer to bowl of ice water; trim and peel.

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Water

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Bowl

Transfer bison to rimmed baking sheet.

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Bison

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Cut meat off bones; cut meat into 3/4-inchcubes.

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Meat

Add parsnips and turnips to pot withbison sauce. Simmer until tender, stirringoccasionally, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Parsnip

Turnip

Sauce

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Add pearlonions; cook 5 minutes. Return meat to pot.Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Meat

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Cookpotatoes in large pot of boiling lightly saltedwater until tender, 18 to 20 minutes.

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Drain.

Heat milk, butter, and cream in mediumsaucepan until almost boiling. Rice potatoesinto large mixing bowl; add milk mixture,1 teaspoon coarse salt, and 1/2 teaspoonpepper and whisk until smooth and slightlycooled, about 2 minutes.

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Coarse Salt