Shepherd's Pie

Name: Shepherd's Pie
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: European, Irish
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps canola oil; 2 smalls carrots, peeled and diced small; 237 milliliters chicken broth; 1 egg yolk; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters fresh or frozen corn kernels; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 680 grams ground lamb; 59 milliliters half-and-half; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 118 milliliters fresh or frozen English peas; 2 teaspoons freshly chopped rosemary leaves; 680 grams russet potatoes; 1 teaspoon freshly chopped thyme leaves; 2 teaspoons tomato paste; 57 grams unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Shepherd's Pie might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 448 calories, 18g of protein, and 31g of fat. A mixture of kosher salt, chicken broth, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert. 352 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. This recipe is typical of Scottish cuisine.

Instructions

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Peel the potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch dice.

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Potato

Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, uncover, decrease the heat to maintain a simmer and cook until tender and easily crushed with tongs, approximately 10 to 15 minutes.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Tongs

Place the half-and-half and butter into a microwave-safe container and heat in the microwave until warmed through, about 35 seconds.

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Butter

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Microwave

Drain the potatoes in a colander and then return to the saucepan. Mash the potatoes and then add the half and half, butter, salt and pepper and continue to mash until smooth. Stir in the yolk until well combined.

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Salt And Pepper

Half And Half

Potato

Butter

Egg Yolk

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Colander

Sauce Pan

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

While the potatoes are cooking, prepare the filling.

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Potato

Place the canola oil into a 12-inch saute pan and set over medium high heat. Once the oil shimmers, add the onion and carrots and saute just until they begin to take on color, approximately 3 to 4 minutes.

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Cooking Oil

Carrot

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add the garlic and stir to combine.

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Garlic

Add the lamb, salt and pepper and cook until browned and cooked through, approximately 3 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Lamb

Sprinkle the meat with the flour and toss to coat, continuing to cook for another minute.

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All Purpose Flour

Meat

Add the tomato paste, chicken broth, Worcestershire, rosemary, thyme, and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer slowly 10 to 12 minutes or until the sauce is thickened slightly.

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Worcestershire Sauce

Chicken Broth

Tomato Paste

Rosemary

Sauce

Thyme

Add the corn and peas to the lamb mixture and spread evenly into an 11 by 7-inch glass baking dish. Top with the mashed potatoes, starting around the edges to create a seal to prevent the mixture from bubbling up and smooth with a rubber spatula.

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Potato

Spread

Corn