Shepard’s pie
Shepard’s pie

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, shepard’s pie. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Shepard’s pie is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Shepard’s pie is something that I have loved my whole life.

Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, cover and bring to a boil. Yes, shepherd's pie is predominantly thought of as Irish or British.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook shepard’s pie using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Shepard’s pie:
  1. Prepare 300 g potatoes (peeled and diced)
  2. Make ready 400 g beef mince
  3. Take 2 carrots (peeled and diced)
  4. Get 1 onion (diced)
  5. Take 1 pint good beef gravy
  6. Get 2 tsp garlic (minced)
  7. Get to taste Salt and pepper
  8. Prepare 1 tsp mixed herbs
  9. Take 1 tbsp marmite
  10. Make ready 2 tbsp plain flour

The sauce is really simple and flavorful, but the best part is the insanely fluffy mashed potato. 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. Here is a shepherd's pie, made easy, that your family will love. Shepherd's Pie comes to us from England, and is traditionally made with lamb or mutton.

Steps to make Shepard’s pie:
  1. Brown mince off in a pan and drain excess fat. Meanwhile add potatoes to a pan of boiling water and boil until soft.
  2. In a saucepan add a little oil and fry off onion, carrot and garlic until softened. add salt, pepper, mixed herbs and flour stir well and cook for 1 minute. Add mince,marmite and gravy, stir well bring to the boil and then reduce to simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile mash the potatoes with a little milk and butter, season well. In a suitable dish layer the mince mixture then top with the mashed potatoes. Flatten out to create a smooth surface. Then score with a fork to make a pattern, sprinkle with grated cheese and bake at 190c for 45 minutes until golden brown.

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. 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). 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. Maybe this will convince my husband that Shepherd's Pie isn't horrible! So, this is how you spell it: Shepherd's Pie.

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