English Shepherd's Pie
English Shepherd's Pie

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Originally, a pie made with any kind of meat and mashed potato was called a cottage pie. In modern British English, the dish is usually called "cottage pie" if it is made with beef. If it is made with lamb, it is usually called "shepherd's pie" (because a shepherd looks after sheep). Drain, let cool and remove skins.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook english shepherd's pie using 21 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make English Shepherd's Pie:
  1. Make ready The Filling:
  2. Prepare 1 1/2 lb Ground Lamb or Beef (1 1/2 pounds)
  3. Make ready 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  4. Get 1 large Carrot (grated)
  5. Take 1 large Onion (grated)
  6. Get 1 tsp Fresh Rosemary
  7. Take 1 tsp Fresh Thyme
  8. Prepare 4 clove Garlic (crushed)
  9. Prepare 1 pinch Salt
  10. Prepare 1 pinch Pepper
  11. Take 3 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  12. Prepare 1 can Tomato Puree or Paste (small)
  13. Make ready 1/4 cup Chicken Stock
  14. Make ready The Mash:
  15. Prepare 1 1/2 lb Golden Potatoes (1 1/2 pounds)
  16. Prepare 1/4 cup Heavy Cream
  17. Prepare 3 1/2 tbsp Butter
  18. Get 1 pinch Salt
  19. Get 1 pinch Pepper
  20. Take 2 Egg Yolks
  21. Prepare 1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese

The recipe has many variations, but the defining ingredients are ground red meat cooked in a gravy or sauce with onions, and topped with a layer of mashed potato before it is baked. ~ Wikipedia A common casserole that originated in the UK, a shepherd's pie is that all-in-one meal that includes richly seasoned beef, vegetables, and a lovely light mashed potato topping. Some have cheese, others include diced potatoes, and still, some have a variety of meats, but this is the one and only classic that my family begs me to make. This is how to make a real English shepherds pie, made with lamb. If made with beef, it would be known as cottage pie.

Instructions to make English Shepherd's Pie:
  1. Preheat the oven at 180º
  2. Peel and slice your potatoes evenly, then place in a sauce pan of boiling water. Add some salt and set a timer for 15mins. In this time you can start on your filling.
  3. In a seperate large pan, pour in the Olive Oil and once heated add your meat and stir vigorously for a few minutes until it's nice and brown and broken into very small pieces.
  4. Add the Rosemary, Thyme, Garlic, Salt and Pepper, then stir some more. Quickly add your Carrots and Onion and stir a little longer so everything is to a minced consistency.
  5. Stir in the Worcestershire Sauce then add the Tomato Puree and stir for few minutes. Pour in the Chicken Stock and cook for 3 more minutes. By this time your potatoes should be ready.
  6. Take your potatoes out and strain the water off. Put the potatoes into a medium mixing bowl and mash the potatoes with all the mash ingredients.
  7. Scoop the meat mixture into a deep casserole or other oven proof dish and then spoon the mash over the top. Spread the mash over using the bottom of the spoon and sprinkle a generous portion of Parmesan Cheese over the top. Poke the top with a fork several times then stick it in the oven for 18-20 minutes to brown the potatoes and set the pie.

This is how to make a real English shepherds pie, made with lamb. If made with beef, it would be known as cottage pie. Firstly, heat the olive oil in a pan, add the onion, garlic and carrot and cook until soft. Add minced lamb and stock cube, then cook until the mince is brown and shows a crumbly texture. Shepherd's pie, cottage pie, or Hachis Parmentier is a ground meat pie with a crust or topping of mashed potato of English origin.

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