Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, classic shepherd's pie. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
I think I'll go back to a real classic Shepherd's Pie. Very different from the regular pub style Shepherd's Pie but still great! I didn't add thyme or rosemary but I did add Epicure's Roasted Garlic and Epicure's Beef and Pork seasoning.. The Best Classic Shepherd's Pie - AKA Shepards Pie or Cottage Pie.
Classic Shepherd's Pie is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Classic Shepherd's Pie is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have classic shepherd's pie using 15 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Classic Shepherd's Pie:
- Prepare 400 grams Ground Beef
- Take 1 large Onion, chopped up
- Prepare 5 large Potatoes
- Make ready 1 medium Carrot, diced
- Make ready 1/2 cup Green Peas
- Make ready 5 medium Champignons, sliced
- Get 1/4 cup Milk
- Make ready 1/2 cup Water
- Prepare 3 tbsp Butter
- Take 3 tbsp Olive oil
- Prepare 2 clove Garlic
- Prepare 1 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
- Prepare 1 Salt, Pepper, Thyme, Seasoning
- Take 1 Cheddar Cheese
- Make ready 1/4 cup Corn
Shepherd's pie, cottage pie, or hachis Parmentier is a ground meat pie with a crust or topping of mashed potato of English origin. 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 In the UK shepherd's pie is made with ground lamb. If you make the same thing with ground beef, as Americans typically do, Brits call it cottage pie. Whether you call it shepherd's pie or cottage pie, it's good stuff.
Steps to make Classic Shepherd's Pie:
- Making the Mashed Potato: - Peel and quarter the potatoes. - Boil in water for about 20 - 25 minutes, until you are able to poke through the potato easily with a fork. - Remove from water and allow potatoes to cool. - Mash potatoes in a large bowl with a potato masher or a fork. - Add the milk and butter in gradually. - Blend in until the mash becomes a smooth consistency. - Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Making the Meat Filling: - Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. - Saute the clove and onions for a few minutes. - Next, add carrots and mushrooms. - Saute till the carrots are soft. - Add the ground beef. - Stir fry till beef turns light brown. - Add the dark soy sauce for color. - Add the green peas and corn. - Add salt, pepper and seasoning to taste. - Add water and allow to simmer for about 10 mins. - Add more water if needed so that there is some gravy and the beef does not dry out.
- Making the Pie: - Transfer the meat filling to a baking dish and level it out so that the filling covers the entire base of the dish. Sprinkle some cheddar cheese over. - Next, add the mash on top of the meat filling and spread it out with the back of a spoon (do not press the mash down into the filling otherwise too much gravy will seep into the mash). - Use a fork to rough up the surface of the mash. - Baste the mash with a little butter and sprinkle the bread crumbs on top. - Bake in oven on max heat for about 15 mins or until the potato crust turns golden brown and slightly crispy.
If you make the same thing with ground beef, as Americans typically do, Brits call it cottage pie. Whether you call it shepherd's pie or cottage pie, it's good stuff. Meat and veggies in a rich gravy under a good thick layer of mashed potatoes. Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name). However, as the dish gained wider popularity outside of its native English homeland (where using beef would make this a cottage pie), beef became a common substitute, especially in America where it's more widely available than ground lamb.
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