Find a recipe by the avaliable engredients Your Cooking Assistant
Set the ingredients

Traditional Shepherd's Pie

4

0 min

Traditional Shepherd's Pie

Traditional Shepherd's Pie Photo 1

Category

Pie Recipes

Time

0 min

Serving

8 persons

Calories

502

Rating

4.00★ (13)

Cuisine

Author: Victoria Buriak
This traditional shepherd's pie recipe is made with a mixture of lamb and sirloin, lots of veggies, and a creamy, cheesy mashed potato topping ⁠— sure to delight everyone at the table!

Ingredients

  • Yukon Gold potatoes: 3 pound
  • kosher salt: 1 Tbsp
  • milk: 0.25 cup
  • salted butter: 3 Tbsp (divided)
  • white Cheddar cheese: 1 cup (shredded)
  • sour cream: 0.25 cup
  • egg yolk: 1 piece
  • kosher salt: 2 tsp (divided)
  • ground black pepper: 1 tsp (divided)
  • olive oil: 1 Tbsp
  • onion: 1 cup (diced)
  • carrot: 1 cup (diced)
  • ground lamb: 1 pound
  • ground beef sirloin: 1 pound
  • all-purpose flour: 3 Tbsp
  • fresh rosemary: 1 tsp (finely chopped)
  • fresh thyme: 1 tsp (finely chopped)
  • beef stock: 1 cup
  • tomato paste: 1 Tbsp
  • Worcestershire sauce: 1 Tbsp
  • frozen green peas: 1 cup
  • fresh parsley: 1 Tbsp (to taste, chopped)

Metric Conversion

Stages of cooking

Traditional Shepherd's Pie Photo 21
Traditional Shepherd's Pie Photo 32
Traditional Shepherd's Pie Photo 43
Traditional Shepherd's Pie Photo 54
Traditional Shepherd's Pie Photo 65
Traditional Shepherd's Pie Photo 76
Traditional Shepherd's Pie Photo 87
  1. Place potatoes in large saucepan and add enough water to cover by 2 inches. Stir in 1 tablespoon salt and place pot over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Cook until potatoes are fork tender, about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and drain.
    Traditional Shepherd's Pie Photo 2
  2. Return potatoes to the hot pan and set over the same burner. Add milk and 2 tablespoons butter; allow butter to melt from the residual heat. Mash potatoes with a potato masher until smooth. Stir in Cheddar cheese, sour cream, egg yolk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Set aside while you prepare the filling.
    Traditional Shepherd's Pie Photo 3
  3. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
    Traditional Shepherd's Pie Photo 4
  4. Heat olive oil and remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and carrot and cook, stirring constantly, until onion begins to turn translucent, about 5 minutes.
    Traditional Shepherd's Pie Photo 5
  5. Add lamb and beef and cook, crumbling with a spoon and stirring often until browned, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle meat mixture with flour, remaining salt and pepper, rosemary, and thyme. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
    Traditional Shepherd's Pie Photo 6
  6. Add beef stock, tomato paste, and Worcestershire; cook, scraping any flavorful bits from the bottom of the skillet. Bring mixture to a simmer. Cook until thickened and vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes. Stir in peas. Transfer mixture to the prepared casserole dish and top with the prepared mashed potatoes.
    Traditional Shepherd's Pie Photo 7
  7. Bake in the preheated oven until golden and bubbly around the edges, 25 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
    Traditional Shepherd's Pie Photo 8

How did you like this article?

You may also like