Recipe: Yummy Lamb Shepherds Pie

Lamb Shepherds Pie. Spoon the mashed potatoes over the top, covering completely. Use the back of a spoon or. Lamb Shepherd's Pie Shepherd's Pie is traditionally made with ground lamb.

It's a stick to your ribs meal that will satisfy your tastebuds and fill your belly. It's perfect for a Sunday supper, a special occasion, or any time you have a little more time to spend in the kitchen. My version of this classic British dish was inspired by my British husband. You can have Lamb Shepherds Pie using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Lamb Shepherds Pie

1. You need 450 grams of Lean Mince Lamb.
2. You need 2 large of Potatoes.
3. Prepare 1 medium of White Onion.
4. Prepare 2 medium of Carrots.
5. You need 1/2 cup of Frozen Peas.
6. It's 1 of Glass of Red Wine.
7. You need 1 of Lamb Stock Cube.
8. You need 1 tsp of Paprika.
9. You need 1 tbsp of Dried or Fresh Rosemary.
10. Prepare 1 of Salt and Pepper (to season).
11. Prepare 100 grams of butter.

It was a common dish among sheep herders in that area. Back then, shepherd's pie had a pastry crust that topped the meat and vegetables instead of mashed potatoes. This lamb pieor "shepherd's pie" as it's called across the U. K. and Irelandis a savory casserole made of ground meat and peas and carrots cooked in a rich gravy and topped with a mountain of mashed potatoesor puff pastryor both (as we do here), and sometimes cheese (yup, we do that, too).

Lamb Shepherds Pie step by step

1. Mash: Peel and Cut Potatoes into small chunks and boil in salted water for 30 mins or until soft. Drain and mash with a knob of butter, season to taste with salt and pepper. This can be done in advance and left to go cold..
2. Heat 2 knobs of butter gently in a frying pan. Dice the Onion and Carrot and add to the pan. Add finely chopped Rosemary and season with salt and pepper. Cook gently for 10 minutes, don't burn..
3. Once soft, remove onion and carrot from pan and place into a cooking bowl (used to build and cook the pie later)..
4. Use the same pan (don't clean), turn the heat to high and fry the Lamb in small batches. Don't add any oil. This should only take 20-30 seconds per batch. Drain off excess fat if necessary. Add cooked Lamb to bowl with onions and carrots..
5. Use the same pan (don't clean), leave on a high heat and add the Red Wine. Allow to boil and reduce - add Lamb stock cube to thicken. You can also use gravy granules to thicken if desired. Once reduced and thickened to a 'gravy' add to cooking bowl with lamb, carrots and onions. Mix in the frozen peas..
6. Cover the pie with mash potato and sprinkle Paprika on top. The pie can now be left to cook later (up to 2 days). Cook at 190C for 35-40 minutes in the center of a preheated oven..

Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, cover and bring to a boil. In the spirit of Pi Day and St. Patrick's Day, this Irish Pub Shepherd's Pie is perfect for both! Full of tender lamb bathing in deep, rich red wine gravy with veggies and blanketed with creamy, cheesy potatoes.

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