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:
- Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl.
- 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.
- While potatoes boil, preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. 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.
- 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.
- Add the thyme.
- OPTIONAL 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. Whisk in broth and Worcestershire sauce. Thicken gravy 1 minute. 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
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
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