Easy Shepherd's Pie (Beef And/or Lamb Combo)

Easy Shepherd's Pie (Beef And/or Lamb Combo) might be just the Scottish recipe you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 29g of protein, 43g of fat, and a total of 644 calories. This recipe serves 6 and costs $1.86 per serving. Only a few people made this recipe, and 2 would say it hit the spot. It works well as a main course. Head to the store and pick up worcestershire, to 1 peas, flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It is brought to you by Foodista. With a spoonacular score of 69%, this dish is good. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Easy Shepherd's Pie (Beef And/or Lamb Combo), Easy Shepherd's Pie (Beef And/or Lamb Combo), and Beef-and-Lamb Shepherd's Pie.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: -1 minutes

Cooking duration: -1 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 cup beef stock or broth

2 tablespoons butter

1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped

2 tablespoons cream cheese (or sour cream)

1 large egg yolk

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves, for garnish

2 teaspoons thyme (fresh or dried)

1 3/4 pounds ground beef or ground lamb*

1/2 cup 1%% milk (or heavy cream for richer flavor)

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan

1 onion, chopped

1/2 cup to 1 frozen peas, a couple of handfuls

2 pounds potatoes, such as russet, peeled and cubed

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 teaspoon sweet paprika

2 tablespoons tomato paste

2 teaspoons Worcestershire, eyeball it

Equipment:

bowl

frying pan

whisk

casserole dish

broiler

Cooking instruction summary:

  1. Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl.
  2. Combine cream cheese (or sour cream), egg yolk and milk (or heavy cream). Add the cream mixture into potatoes and mash until potatoes are almost smooth.
  3. While potatoes boil, preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil to hot pan with beef and/or lamb.
  4. Season meat with salt and pepper. Brown and crumble meat for 3 or 4 minutes. If you are using lamb and the pan is fatty, spoon away some of the drippings.
  5. Add chopped carrot* and onion to the meat. Cook veggies with meat 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
  6. NOTE:*by finely chopping the carrots, they will cook a little faster.
  7. Add the thyme.
  8. OPTIONAL Add the tomato paste, which gives the meat filling a richer flavor.
  9. In a second small skillet over medium heat cook butter and flour together 2 minutes. Whisk in broth and Worcestershire sauce. Thicken gravy 1 minute. Add gravy to meat and vegetables. Stir in peas.
  10. Preheat broiler to high.
  11. Fill a small rectangular casserole with meat and vegetable mixture. Spoon potatoes over meat evenly.
  12. Top potatoes with paprika and broil 6 to 8 inches from the heat until potatoes are evenly browned. Top casserole dish with chopped parsley and serve

 

Step by step:


1. Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, about 12 minutes.

2. Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl.

3. Combine cream cheese (or sour cream), egg yolk and milk (or heavy cream).

4. Add the cream mixture into potatoes and mash until potatoes are almost smooth.While potatoes boil, preheat a large skillet over medium high heat.

5. Add oil to hot pan with beef and/or lamb.Season meat with salt and pepper. Brown and crumble meat for 3 or 4 minutes. If you are using lamb and the pan is fatty, spoon away some of the drippings.

6. Add chopped carrot* and onion to the meat. Cook veggies with meat 5 minutes, stirring frequently.NOTE:*by finely chopping the carrots, they will cook a little faster.

7. Add the thyme.OPTIONAL

8. Add the tomato paste, which gives the meat filling a richer flavor.In a second small skillet over medium heat cook butter and flour together 2 minutes.

9. Whisk in broth and Worcestershire sauce. Thicken gravy 1 minute.

10. Add gravy to meat and vegetables. Stir in peas.Preheat broiler to high.Fill a small rectangular casserole with meat and vegetable mixture. Spoon potatoes over meat evenly.Top potatoes with paprika and broil 6 to 8 inches from the heat until potatoes are evenly browned. Top casserole dish with chopped parsley and serve


Nutrition Information:

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643 Calories
29g Protein
42g Total Fat
36g Carbs
21% Health Score
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Calories
643k
32%

Fat
42g
65%

  Saturated Fat
18g
117%

Carbohydrates
36g
12%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
161mg
54%

Sodium
306mg
13%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
29g
59%

Vitamin A
2699IU
54%

Vitamin B6
1mg
50%

Vitamin C
40mg
50%

Vitamin B12
2µg
49%

Zinc
6mg
43%

Vitamin B3
8mg
42%

Phosphorus
369mg
37%

Potassium
1279mg
37%

Selenium
24µg
36%

Vitamin K
35µg
33%

Iron
4mg
27%

Vitamin B2
0.4mg
24%

Fiber
5g
21%

Manganese
0.4mg
20%

Magnesium
74mg
19%

Vitamin B1
0.28mg
18%

Copper
0.34mg
17%

Folate
60µg
15%

Vitamin B5
1mg
14%

Vitamin E
1mg
12%

Calcium
88mg
9%

Vitamin D
0.6µg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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