Lamb Shepherd's Pie

Name: Lamb Shepherd's Pie
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: European, Irish
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter, softened; 473 milliliters button mushrooms, quartered; 237 milliliters carrots, peeled and chopped; 473 milliliters chicken stock; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 79 milliliters cream; 2 teaspoons dried rosemary; 1 egg; 4 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced; 680 grams ground lamb; 1 teaspoon dried lavender; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 larges red pepper, chopped; 118 milliliters red wine; 2 Tbsps water; 1 mediums yellow onion, peeled and chopped; 6 mediums Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and chopped

Lamb Shepherd's Pie might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 489 calories, 21g of protein, and 33g of fat. This gluten free recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up cream, wine, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lavender you could follow this main course with the Scooped: Raspberry, Hibiscus, Lavender and Rose Sorbet as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Scottish cuisine.

Instructions

Making the potatoes: Set a large saucepan filled with cold water over high heat.

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Water

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Add enough salt to the water to make it taste like the ocean.

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Salt

Add the potatoes. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-high. Simmer until you can slide a knife right through one of the potato pieces without any force, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Pour the potatoes into a large colander and shake to make sure all the water is out.

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Shake

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Let the colander sit in the sink for 3 to 4 minutes to steam the potatoes dry. If you own a potato ricer or food mill, push the potatoes through. Or, you can push the potatoes through a fine-mesh sieve with the back of a ramekin or ladle.

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Put the potatoes back into the pot you cooked them in. Stir the softened butter into the potatoes.

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Add the cream, egg, and olive oil and stir with a rubber spatula until the potato puree is silky smooth.

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Browning the meat: Set a large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Pour in the oil, and then add the ground lamb. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the lamb is thoroughly browned.

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Cooking Oil

Remove from the pan and set aside.

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Add the onions to the pan in which you cooked the lamb, along with the garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.

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Add the pepper, mushrooms, and carrots and cook until the carrots are softened, about 5 minutes.

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Pepper

Add the lavender and rosemary and cook until they release their fragrance, about 1 minute.

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Add the meat back to the vegetable mixture and remove from heat.

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Pour in the red wine. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the wine has reduced by half its volume.

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Add the chicken stock and bring it to a boil.

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Chicken Stock

Combine the cornstarch and water and stir until you have a thick slurry. After the chicken stock has simmered for a moment, pour in the slurry and stir the mixture thoroughly. This will thicken the liquid into gravy.

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Corn Starch

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Finishing the shepherd's pie: Turn on the oven to broil.

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Transfer the meat and vegetable mixture to a large pie pan. Top with the potato puree. Cook under the broiler until the potatoes have turned a dark golden-brown, about 10 minutes.

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