Shepherd's Pie Recipe

Name: Shepherd's Pie Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 pounds (1kg) ground lamb; 1 large onion, chopped; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 3 tbsp olive oil; 4 tbsp (30) flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 black pepper; 1 tsp rosemary; 1 tsp thyme; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 2 cups beef broth; 7oz (200g) carrots; 7oz (200g) peas (fresh or frozen); 3.5 pounds (1.5kg) potatoes; 1 tbsp butter; 1/2 cup (120ml) milk; 1/4 cup (25g) cheddar cheese; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 black pepper; egg yolk

2019-01-17

4 Stars (217 Voters)

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19 Comments

Shepherd's Pie - the perfect comfort food ever! layer of ground lamb with vegetables cover with mashed potato layer. This dish is so rich and comforting! Perfect dish for cold winter days.

DIFFICULTY

Easy

YIELDS

PREP TIME

1 hour

WORK TIME

20 minutes

RECIPE CUISINE

British

INGREDIENTS

For the meat mixture:

2 pounds (1kg) ground lamb
1 large onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed
3 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp (30) flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 black pepper
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp thyme
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 cups beef broth
7oz (200g) carrots
7oz (200g) peas (fresh or frozen)

For the puree:

3.5 pounds (1.5kg) potatoes
1 tbsp butter
1/2 cup (120ml) milk
1/4 cup (25g) cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 black pepper
egg yolk

DIRECTIONS

1. Peel the potatoes and cut into 4. Place in a medium pot and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, add a teaspoon of salt, cover and bring to a boil. cook until tender.

2. While the potatoes are cooking, heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté 2-3 minutes, add crushed garlic and chopped carrots, sauté until the carrots are tender, about 5-7 minutes.

3. Add the ground lamb, Cook until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, chopped rosemary and thyme. Add tomato paste, flour and stir.

4. Add beef broth and frozen peas. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens.

5. When the potatoes are done cooking transfer them to a bowl. Add butter, milk, egg yolk, salt and pepper. mash the potatoes until smooth.

6. Preheat oven to 400F (200C).

7. Layer the meat mixture in a 13"X8.5" (33X22cm) ovenproof dish. Spread the puree over the meat mixture.

8. Bake 20-25 minutes. or until mashed potato is golden brown.

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COMMENTS (19)

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Sven
3/7/2019
My girlfriend and I made this yesterday. It turned out very well, but we substituted beef for the lamb and definitely didn't get lean enough meat, so we ended up having to put it in bowls. Despite this, the flavor was really on point, and I think the addition of rosemary and thyme really help to bring the other flavors together. Awesome recipe!
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Brontr zadow
3/9/2019
This recipe is devious and easy to make its a meal on its own, the leftovers are easily reheated very happy
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Joseph Walsh
3/25/2020
I assume you meant to type delicious rather than "devious" ???
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Mary
3/23/2019
I agree - this is fabulous! We also used ground beef in lieu of the lamb and it was so good. I'm planning on making it again. Thank you.
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anonymous
3/26/2019
This is a wonderful version. I made it tonight and it was by far the best shepherds pie I have ever made
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Amanda Cox
4/15/2020
I completely agree and second that!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️👍
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Kelly
4/7/2019
OMGGG I didn't have flour but corn starch works the same in a pinch. The cheddar does really make a difference in the potato puree. Also recommend using russet potato so when baked it smells like fried potato! Thank you for this recipe
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1/3/2020
Instead of using 2 cups of beef broth I did 1 and 1 cup of dry red wine. Instead of adding both herbs together, the thyme to the sauce and the rosemary to the mash. Instead of cooking the onion first, i cooked the dice carrots first becausre is a root veg... 2 c onion 2 c carrots 2 peas
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Andy
1/26/2020
It was very useful to my son but presenting it was hard.
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LA
1/30/2020
Good recipe. I’ve made a lot of shepherd’s pie - or cottage pie, in my case, as I use ground beef or turkey - and this is a good foundational recipe to start from, then you can customize and make it your own. I didn’t see where to add the cheese so I grated on top after cooking halfway and it browned up beautifully. Big hit. Thank you!
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Wanda
3/28/2020
I made this recipe with lean ground beef. It came out fantastic. We ate too much of it because it was so good. Highly recommend.
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Beverley
4/1/2020
Made this yesterday with lean ground beef mince & it was delicious-others enjoyed it too. Thank you ! 🌺
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Austin
4/3/2020
The work time was about an hour (instead of 20 minutes?) but it’s a fantastic recipe! Mixed some extra cheddar cheese and green onions with the purée.
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Stephen
5/3/2020
Just made this today and love it. used the recipe exactly. wish I could post pics.
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The Cooking Foodie
5/3/2020
Glad you liked it Stephen! You always can share with me the photos on Instagram by posting the pics and tagging me :)
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Tracey
10/27/2020
Hello, What is the purpose of the egg yolk in the potatoes? Would it be ok to leave it out?
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ken
10/31/2020
the recipe sounds interesting go to the section that said print recipe only to get 6 pages of advertisement and one whole page of the pie ad a second page with the recipe will scratch this site from my go too
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Christine
11/2/2020
Really great recipe! Flavour profile is excellent. I did make minor adjustments based on what I had in my fridge - For purée, I used coffee cream (10% cream) Instead of milk, Doubled the butter, cheese, salt and pepper. For meat filling adjustments: used minced beef or minced pork instead (made this recipe 3 different times In two weeks), reduced amount of stock - 1 c. chicken boullion stock instead of 2 c. beef stock, in place of fresh rosemary and thyme, used 1 teaspoon of dried poultry sea
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