Hungarian-Style Shepherd's Pie

Name: Hungarian-Style Shepherd's Pie
Prep time: 3 h 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 20 min
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: European, Irish
Ingredients: 710 milliliters beef stock; 2 Tbsps butter; 1 Tbsps caraway seeds, half a palmful; 2 mediums to 3 medium carrot, small dice; 1 handful A fresh dill, parsley or chives, finely chopped; 1 egg; 6 servings Flour, for dredging; 4 cloves garlic, sliced; 1 sprig A couple fresh marjoram, leaves picked and chopped or about 2 teaspoons dried; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 large onion or 2 medium onions, chopped; 2 to 3 parsnips, peeled and cut into chunks; 1 large red bell pepper; 6 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 907 grams top sirloin or sirloin tips cut into bite-size pieces; 158 milliliters sour cream; 907 grams starchy potatoes, peeled and cubed or sliced 1-inch thick; 59 milliliters About sweet paprika; 59 milliliters tomato paste; 2 Tbsps Worcestershire sauce

Hungarian-Style Shepherd's Pie might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 44g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 632 calories. Head to the store and pick up starchy potatoes, a couple sprigs marjoram, onion, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Char the bell pepper over an open burner flame or under the broiler with the oven door slightly cracked for the steam to escape until black, turning frequently.

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Bell Pepper

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Place the charred pepper in a bowl until cool enough to handle, then peel the pepper, chop, and reserve.

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Pepper

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Bowl

Meanwhile, pat the meat dry and season liberally with salt and pepper, dredge in flour.

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Salt And Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Meat

Heat 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the meat and brown on both sides.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Meat

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Dutch Oven

Remove the browned meat to a plate and add the remaining olive oil, 2 turns of the pan.

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Olive Oil

Meat

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Frying Pan

Add the onions, carrots, garlic, paprika, caraway, marjoram and cook to soften 5 to 6 minutes.

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Marjoram

Caraway Seeds

Carrot

Paprika

Garlic

Onion

Add in the tomato paste and stir 1 minute. Stir in the beef stock and Worcestershire and bring to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and slide the meat and peppers into the pot. Cook 30 minutes, until beef is just tender.

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Worcestershire Sauce

Tomato Paste

Beef Stock

Peppers

Beef

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Pot

Meanwhile, boil the potatoes and parsnips until tender, about 20 minutes.

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Parsnip

Potato

Drain and return to the hot pot and mash with salt, pepper, butter, sour cream, egg, and herb of choice.

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Sour Cream

Butter

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Salt

Egg

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Pot

Place the goulash into a casserole dish and top with potatoes. Cool the dish completely and store for make-ahead meal.

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Potato

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Casserole Dish

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

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Reheat and bake until heated through and potatoes are brown on top, 45 to 60 minutes. If you do not make this dish as a make ahead meal then brown potatoes under hot broiler on the middle rack of the oven 5 to 7 minutes until golden at edges.

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Potato

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