Shepherd's Pie Recipe

Name: Shepherds Pie Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g Minced Lamb; 1 onion (Diced); 3 Large Carrots (Diced); 300 g Peas; 1/2 tsp Garlic (Lazy); 3 Beef Stock Cubes; 1 tsp Dry Mint; 1 tsp Paprika; 1/4 tsp Black Pepper; 10 g flour; 300 ml hot water; 200 g Grated Cheese; 1.5 kg Potatoes (Smashed); 50 g Of salted butter; Salt for Seasoning

By Jon Andrew

About This Recipe

If you want something simple to feed the whole Family then this Traditional Farmhouse Shepherd's Pie is the perfect choice, packed full of vegetables in a rich gravy.

Shepherd's Pie is made with minced Lamb, and vegetables cooked in a rich gravy. The pie is then topped with mashed potato and baked in the oven.

Shepherd's Pie is often confused with a Cottage Pie but they are very different in that a Cottage Pie is made with minced Beef and a Shepherd's Pie is made with minced Lamb. They are both made to use up leftovers and are both firm family favoutites. ...

History of Shepherd's Pie
The origins of Shepherd's Pie can be traced back to the early 19th century in the United Kingdom, where it emerged as a practical and economical dish for utilizing leftover meat, particularly lamb or mutton.

Traditionally, this savoury pie was crafted by layering a mixture of minced meat with vegetables, such as peas and carrots, and then topping it with a generous layer of creamy mashed potatoes.

The dish was initially referred to as "cottage pie" when made with beef, but the term "Shepherd's Pie" became widely accepted when lamb was the primary ingredient, reflecting the pastoral lifestyle of shepherds who tended to sheep.

Over the years, Shepherd's Pie has evolved, with various regional adaptations incorporating different types of meat and seasonings, yet it has remained a popular comfort food, symbolizing the resourcefulness of home cooking.

Its enduring popularity can be attributed to its hearty nature and the warmth it brings, making it a staple in both traditional and contemporary British cuisine.

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Serves: Four

Medium

Cook in: 55 min

Prep: 25 min

Equipment:
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What is a Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's pie is similar to cottage Pie in that both dishes are made from ground up or minced meat. The main difference in a Shepherds pie is that it is made with minced Lamb, whereas a cottage Pie is made with minced beef.

Another interesting fact is that the spelling of Shepherd's pie, for some reason is grammatically incorrect, I can only assume that there is an apostrophe to indicate that there are no Shepherds in it ?

How to make Shepherd's Pie

Cuisine: British

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Ingredients Nutrition Cost

500 g Minced Lamb
1 onion (Diced)
3 Large Carrots (Diced)
300 g Peas
1/2 tsp Garlic (Lazy)
3 Beef Stock Cubes
1 tsp Dry Mint
1 tsp Paprika
1/4 tsp Black Pepper
10 g flour
300 ml hot water
200 g Grated Cheese
1.5 kg Potatoes (Smashed)
50 g Of salted butter
Salt for Seasoning

Egg freeNut free

Nutrition:
This is based on 1 serving
467g serving

Calories: 693High
Protein: 34gHigh
Fat: 40g
Carbohydrates: 51g
Fiber: 6.7g
Sugar: 8.3g

High caloriesHigh proteinHigh fat

High Carbs.

Cost to make:
£9.73 / $12.32 (Est.)

*Prices may vary.

Cooking Instructions

The most time consuming part of this recipe is the preparation, which should take you about 25 minutes to complete. First thing to do is prep your veg. So slice and dice your Brown onion and mix it with the Garlic. Then Prep your Carrots by peeling them, slicing them into strips and dicing into small cubes.
You are going to need 350 g of peas, I have used frozen peas for this recipe.
With your veg prep set aside you need to peel around about 1 Kilo of potatoes, get them cut into halves and in a pan of salted water.
Finally make up the flavour for the pie by combining the Flour, Stock Cubes, Paprika, Dry Mint & Pepper into a small bowl.
Using a large Flat Cast Iron oven dish, heat up a splash of oil then gently fry off your onions and garlic, when this has been cooking for a few minutes you can add the minced Lamb straight into the pan and chop it up using a wooden spoon. Get it all mixed together so that it cooks evenly for about 8 - 10 minutes.

Add the Carrots & Peas.
Mix in the flavour that you made earlier and allow to cook for a few minutes while you mix it in with your spoon then add your boiling water and mix into a thick sauce.
Meanwhile bring your Potatoes to a boil then cook them for about 10 - 15 minutes. You don't want them soft enough to mash you are just aiming to get them part cooked so you can smash them with a potato masher.
Once the spuds are cooked, drain them in a colander. Return them to the pan with 50 g of butter. Coat them evenly with the butter then put them into a flat dish for smashing. Be as rustic as you like with these.

I just squashed them down a bit with a Potato Masher, just to break them up. Season them with salt & Pepper then get them on top of your pie mix.
Sprinkle the top with your grated cheese then get the dish in the oven at 180c for 35 minutes or until those potatoes are crispy & Brown.