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Shepherd’s Pie

Recipes Details

Preparation Time:

1 hour

Cooking Time:

20 mins

Servings:

8

Ingredients

  • 1.5kg potatoes (peeled)
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 120ml milk
  • 25g cheddar cheese
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1kg ground lamb
  • 1 large onion (chopped)
  • 3 garlic cloves (crushed)
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 black pepper
  • 1 tsp rosemary (chopped)
  • 1 tsp thyme (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 200g carrots
  • 200g peas (fresh or frozen)

Kitchen Appliances:

Method

  1. Peel and cut the potatoes into even smaller pieces.
  2. Place them in a medium pot of cold water with a tsp of salt. Bring to a boil over high heat and cook the potatoes until they are tender.
  3. Once potatoes are cooked, transfer them to a bowl. Add in butter, milk, egg yolk and 1/2 tsp of salt and black pepper and mash the potatoes until smooth. Set aside.
  4. Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat and saute chopped onions for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Followed with crushed garlic and chopped carrot, saute until carrots are tender (about 5-7 minutes).
  6. Add in ground lamb and cook for about 5 minutes or until meat are no longer pink. Season with 1/2 salt and black pepper, chopped rosemary and thyme.
  7. Then add in tomato paste and flour. Stir until well-combined before adding in beef broth and peas. Bring the mixture to a simmer then reduce heat to low and continue cooking until sauce thickens (stirring occasionally).
  8. Preheat oven to 200°C.
  9. Layer the meat mixture evenly in an ovenproof dish then spread the mashed potato over the meat mixture.
  10. Baked at 200°C for 20-25 minutes or until the mashed potato is golden brown.
  11. Enjoy!