Name: Shepherd's Pie
Prep time: 0:0
Cook time: 0:0
Yield: 0
Cuisine: Lamb, British
Ingredients: 1kg lamb - ground; 1kg potatoes - peeled and cubed; 2 carrots - peeled and chopped; 2 onions - chopped; 3/4 cup frozen peas; 2 tbsp sour cream or cream cheese - softened; 1 large egg yolk; 1/2 cup cream; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 1/2 tbsp butter; 2 1/2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 cup beef stock or broth; 2 1/2 tsp Worcestershire; 1 tsp sweet paprika; 2 1/2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley leaves; Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Posted on

14 October 2012

by

ewfood

Ingredients

1kg lamb - ground

1kg potatoes - peeled and cubed

2 carrots - peeled and chopped

2 onions - chopped

3/4 cup frozen peas

2 tbsp sour cream or cream cheese - softened

1 large egg yolk

1/2 cup cream

1 tbsp olive oil

2 1/2 tbsp butter

2 1/2 tbsp all-purpose flour

1 cup beef stock or broth

2 1/2 tsp Worcestershire

1 tsp sweet paprika

2 1/2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley leaves

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

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FOR THE POTATOES
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Start by boiling the peeled and cubed potatoes in salted water for around 15 minutes or until cooked soft.
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Then drain the potatoes and place into a bowl.
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After that combine the sour cream, cream and egg yolk.
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Pour the cream mixture into potatoes.
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Mash mix with the potatoes till they are quite smooth and light.
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FOR THE MEAT
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Now while the potatoes boil, preheat a large skillet over medium high heat.
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Heat some oil on a pan and then add the lamb.
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Add some salt and pepper to the your meat.
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For another 3 - 4 minutes, allow the meat to crumble and brown meat.
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After this throw in the chopped up carrots and onions in the meat.
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Let the veggies cook with the meat for around 5 minutes.
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Stir constantly.
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FOR THE SAUCE
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In a second small pan, heat some butter on medium heat.
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Add the flour and allow it to cook with the butter for around 2 minutes.
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Then blend in the broth and Worcestershire sauce.
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Let the sauce/gravy cook for 1 minutes - so that it gets thick.
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Thereafter add the sauce/gravy to the meat and veggies
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Now throw in the peas and stir around for a while.
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FOR THE BAKE
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Preheat your oven to high (you can be the judge of that)
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Place the meat and vegetable mixture in a ovenproof dish.
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Once done, add the mashed potatoes over the meat mixture.
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Finally, sprinkle the dish with a lot of sweet paprika and place in the oven.
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Set the oven now at medium-high.
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Allow the dish to bake till the potatoes turn brown on top all over.
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Serve straight from the over garnished with chopped parsley.