Even though British cuisine is not known for complex flavors or fine textures, it’s definitely easy and fast to make. The Shepherd’s Pie is one of these dishes, it takes a very little amount of time to prep and requires almost no skills to make. It’s also a dish that fills you up easily, I mean, it’s potatoes and mutton, what’s not to like about this?
You need:
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1/2 cup peas
- 1 lb ground lamb
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp tomato paste
- 2 tsp rosemary; 1 tsp thyme
- 1/2 pounds russet potatoes
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 oz unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 egg yolk
- 1 tbsp parmesan cheese
How to make this:
- Boil the potatoes in a pot, this takes awhile, so do this first so you can let it cook while cooking everything else
- Heat up a pan, saute the onion, garlic, carrots, peas, salt and ground lamb, cook the meat until they are browned
- Pour the Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, and chicken broth, when it simmers, mix in the rosemary and thyme, then add the flour. Let’s simmer and thickens the sauce
- While the sauce is thickening, the potatoes will be cooked, mash them, and add the milk, butter, salt, black pepper, and egg yolk; mix it until it’s smooth and creamy
- Put the meat in a baking dish and spread the mashed potatoes on top of the ground meat. Sprinkle a layer of Parmesan cheese, which creates that golden crust on top
- Put it in a 200C/400F degree oven and let it bake for 15 min
- Serve it with some more Parmesan cheese or some fresh chives
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