Recipe: Perfect Shepherd's Pie

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Shepherd's Pie. Although it is called a pie it doesn't use any pastry and is so cheap, quick and easy to make, you'll enjoy making it! 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.

Shepherd's Pie Add the cream mixture into potatoes and mash until. The "traditional" Shepherds Pie was made with minced lamb because that was abundantly available, England didn't have lots of cows but there were plenty of sheep. My mom was British, I was born and lived in England, but when we moved to America even my mom made it with beef and still called it Shepherds pie. You can have Shepherd's Pie using 12 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Shepherd's Pie

  1. You need 2 lbs of Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced.
  2. Prepare 1 pound of ground beef.
  3. Prepare of Large onion, diced.
  4. Prepare 1/2 of each red, yellow, green pepper diced.
  5. You need 2 Tbs of each rosemary and Italian seasoning.
  6. Prepare 1 Tbs of each onion and garlic powder.
  7. Prepare 1/4 cup of AP flour.
  8. It's 2 cups of low sodium beef stock.
  9. It's 1/2 cup of milk (I used almond).
  10. You need 1 stick of unsalted butter.
  11. You need 1 lb of bag frozen corn.
  12. It's to taste of S&P.

Shepherd's pie is to the British as meat loaf is to Americans, so when I was a young child living. This easy shepherd's pie is a layered casserole of ground beef and veggies in a homemade gravy. It's topped with Cheddar cheese mashed potatoes. Irish Shepherd's Pie Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie would actually call for ground lamb.

Shepherd's Pie step by step

  1. Peel and dice potatoes. Add to pot of water..
  2. Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are very soft.
  3. While potatoes are cooking, dice onion and peppers.
  4. Add 2 Tbs olive oil to skillet and once hot, add onion and peppers. Cook til translucent.
  5. Add ground beef and seasoning to skillet and cook until no longer pink.
  6. Preheat oven to 400°.
  7. Add flour to skillet and cook a few minutes, stirring often.
  8. Add stock and cook until thickened. Turn off heat.
  9. Once potatoes are soft, drain and put back into the pot with butter and milk and S&P. Mash..
  10. In a greased deep 9x13 baking dish, add beef mixture. Add corn, and top with potatoes.
  11. Bake for about 30 minutes or until top is golden.
  12. I like to top it with shredded sharp cheddar cheese and cook until melted..

The difference between Shepherd's Pie and Cottage Pie is the meat. Cottage Pie uses ground beef, while Shepherd's Pie uses ground lamb. In England, the birthplace of this hearty dish, shepherd's pie is most often made with a ground lamb filling. In the States, it's more common to use ground beef. Both are delicious, and lamb can.