Shepherd's Pie Recipe

A comforting Winter dish of lamb mince mixed with veg and topped with a creamy
mash and crispy molten cheese.

Servings: 4 people

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Prep Time
25 minutes

Cook Time
1 hour, 20 minutes

Resting Time
10 minutes

Total Time
1 hour, 55 minutes

Course:

Main Course

Cuisine:

English

Keywords:

pie Dinner Lamb

Instructions

1 Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a large saucepan on medium heat. When hot add your
onions and cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly, until soft and golden.
2 Add your garlic followed by the celery and carrots and cook, stirring regularly
for 5-10 minutes until softened.
3 Add your lamb mince and stir to break down, along with the thyme and oregano.
Cook until meat is just brown and no pink remains. Stir in the flour.
4 Add the bay leaf, tomato paste, soy sauce, red wine, tomato paste, chopped
tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce and lamb stock. Season with 1/2 tsp each of salt
and pepper. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring every few minutes to ensure the
mixture doesn’t stick. Add in the frozen peas and cook for a further 5-10
minutes, until the mixture has thickened and very little liquid remains. Once
cooked, leave to cool for 10 minutes.
5 Whilst the mixture is cooking, set the oven to 220 degrees Celsius, and bring a
large slightly salted pot of water to the boil.
6 When boiling add the potato to the pot and simmer on medium heat for 20-25
minutes until fork tender. Drain the potatoes and set aside. Combine cream and
butter in the same pot on low heat. Add the potatoes back in, turn off the heat
and mash until smooth. Season with 1 tbsp each of salt and pepper. Make sure to
taste as you go along, mash can need a surprising amount of salt!
7 In a large baking tray, spoon out the lamb mixture and press down. Cover with
the mash, making sure all edges are covered. Top with an even coating of grated
cheddar.
8 Cook in the oven for 25-30 minutes until cheese is golden and the edges of the
mash are brown and crispy. Optionally I also popped the grill on and moved the
pie up to the top shelf for a further couple of minutes to maximise crispiness.

Shepherd's Pie Recipe

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