Shepherd's Pie

Name: Shepherd's Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 750 g minced lamb; 1 tbsp sunflower oil; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 2 medium carrots, finely diced; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 1 tbsp plain flour; 400 ml lamb or beef stock; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tsp thyme leaves; 1.2 kg floury potatoes; 60 g butter; 100 ml milk; 1 egg yolk; to taste salt; to taste black pepper, ground

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Prep30 min

Cook75 min

Total105 min

The British cottage classic — minced lamb braised with carrots, tomato and Worcestershire sauce under a ridged crust of buttery mash baked until golden. Made with beef mince, the same dish is called cottage pie.

Ingredients

Serves:6

750 g minced lamb
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 medium carrots, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tbsp tomato purée
1 tbsp plain flour
400 ml lamb or beef stock
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp thyme leaves
1.2 kg floury potatoes
60 g butter
100 ml milk
1 egg yolk
to taste salt
to taste black pepper, ground

Nutrition (estimated)

medium confidence

668kcal · per serving

37.9g

Protein

41.9g

Carbs

38.5g

Fat

Recipe total: 4009 kcal · P 227.3g · C 251.3g · F 231.3g

Estimated from 14 of 16 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

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Steps

1
Heat the oil in a wide pan over high heat and brown the lamb in two batches for 8–10 minutes, breaking it up, until deep brown and crisp in places. Spoon off the excess fat: browned, not grey, mince is where the flavour comes from.
2
Lower the heat to medium, add the onion and carrots and cook for 8 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and tomato purée and cook for 2 minutes.
3
Sprinkle in the flour, stir for 1 minute, then add the stock, Worcestershire sauce and thyme. Simmer, partly covered, for 30 minutes until thick and glossy, and season with salt and pepper.
4
Meanwhile, peel the potatoes, cut them into chunks and boil in salted water for 15–20 minutes until tender. Drain well and let them steam dry for 2 minutes.
5
Mash with the butter and the warmed milk until smooth, then beat in the egg yolk and season. The yolk helps the top brown.
6
Heat the oven to 200°C. Spread the lamb in a 2-litre ovenproof dish and let it cool a little, so the mash sits on top instead of sinking.
7
Spoon the mash over in dollops, spread it to the edges to seal in the filling and rough up the surface with a fork.
8
Bake for 25–30 minutes, until the ridges are golden and the filling bubbles at the edges. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.

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Questions and answers

How long does Shepherd's Pie take to make?

About 105 minutes: 30 min prep and 75 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Shepherd's Pie?

16 ingredients: minced lamb, sunflower oil, onion, carrots, garlic, tomato purée, plain flour, lamb or beef stock, Worcestershire sauce, thyme leaves, floury potatoes, butter and 4 more.

How many servings does this Shepherd's Pie recipe make?

6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Shepherd's Pie?

About 668 kcal, with 37.9 g protein, 41.9 g carbohydrate and 38.5 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

What cuisine is Shepherd's Pie?

Shepherd's Pie comes from British cuisine.

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