Shepherd's Pie
Shepherd's Pie

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, shepherd's pie. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Yes, shepherd's pie is predominantly thought of as Irish or British. But since I'm Scottish, I thought I'd give it a unique twist to suit my ancestral tastes. The use of lamb, the smoky, heather taste of Guinness® Draught (Irish, I admit), and the topping of sharp Cheddar and smoked paprika give this version its unique, smoky-sweet flavor.

Shepherd's Pie is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Shepherd's Pie is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have shepherd's pie using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Shepherd's Pie:
  1. Get For the filling:
  2. Take 200 gms chicken mince
  3. Prepare 1 onion finely chopped
  4. Take 2 tbsp grated carrots
  5. Make ready 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  6. Get 1/2 tsp pepper
  7. Make ready 1/2 tsp rosemary (or any herb of your choice)
  8. Take 3 tbsp tomato puree
  9. Take 2 tbsp tomato sauce
  10. Get 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  11. Make ready 1 bay leaf
  12. Get 2 tbsp olive oil
  13. Make ready As per taste Salt to sate
  14. Get For the topping:
  15. Take 2 large potatoes
  16. Get 1 egg yolk (optional)
  17. Make ready 2 tsp butter
  18. Prepare to taste Salt

Here in the states we are more of a beef eating culture than a lamb eating one, and when one is served "shepherd's pie" here, it is most often made with ground beef. Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name). However, as the dish gained wider popularity outside of its native English homeland (where using beef would make this a cottage pie), beef became a common substitute, especially in America where it's more widely available than ground lamb. These shepherd's pie recipes run the range from the traditional (featuring ground or minced lamb) to the modestly modified (ground beef instead of lamb) to the more modern and experimental (vegan or paleo shepherd's pies).

Instructions to make Shepherd's Pie:
  1. To prepare the filling, heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add in the bay leaf and the finely chopped onions and saute.
  2. When the onions begin to get translucent, add in the chicken mince, ginger garlic paste, grated carrots, salt and pepper and mix well. Cover it with a lid and cook until done.
  3. Add in the tomato puree, tomato sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well and cook for a few minutes. Ensure that the filling is not too dry. You can add water or stock if required.
  4. For the topping, boil the potatoes in salted water. Mash them well. Add in the butter and egg yolk. Mix well. Add in more salt if required.
  5. To assemble the pie, in an oven proof dish, create an even layer of the filling. Top it with the mashed potatoes and smoothen it out. Create a design of your choice with a fork.
  6. Bake it at 220 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes or until the potatoes are golden brown. Serve hot.

You can't go wrong with any of these savory one-pot comfort-food casseroles, complete meals that also feature veggies, a savory gravy, and a mashed potato (or a surprise. Shepherd's pie is traditionally made with a ground-lamb filling, but we make ours with ground beef. The sauce is really simple and flavorful, but the best part is the insanely fluffy mashed potato. So, this is how you spell it: Shepherd's Pie. But, from doing a quick google search, it came to my attention that TONS of people think it's Shepards Pie.

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