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Shepherd's pie. Browse Our Fast & Easy Beef Meal Recipes Collection. 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! Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl.

Shepherd's pie 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. In England, the birthplace of this hearty dish, shepherd's pie is most often made with a ground lamb filling. You can cook Shepherd's pie using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Shepherd's pie

  1. It's 1 of ground beef or lamb.
  2. You need 1/4 cup of frozen corn.
  3. Prepare 1/4 cup of frozen peas.
  4. It's 1/4 cup of frozen or fresh carrot cubed.
  5. It's 3 of large potatoes.
  6. You need 1 of small onion, chopped.
  7. Prepare 3 clove of garlic.
  8. Prepare 2 tbsp of ketchup.
  9. It's 1 of paprika.
  10. You need 1 tsp of ground black pepper.
  11. Prepare 1/4 tsp of chili powder.
  12. It's 1/4 cup of water.
  13. Prepare 1 of oil to cook meat.
  14. Prepare 1/4 cup of cheese.
  15. It's 1/4 tsp of ground cinnamon.
  16. Prepare 1/3 cup of flour.
  17. Prepare 1/4 cup of milk.

In the States, it's more common to use ground beef. Both are delicious, and lamb can. A shepherd's pie with just a wee touch of an Irish twist. This one's made the traditional way with ground lamb but features shredded Irish Cheddar cheese (like Dubliner by Kerrygold) mixed into the creamy mashed potato topping.

Shepherd's pie instructions

  1. If a pan, add the oil, onion and chopped garlic.
  2. Let it cook for couple of minutes then add the beef or lamb.
  3. Keep stirring.. you can little bit of cinnamon powder to remove the smell of lamb or beef **optional**.
  4. Once the meat is cooked, add the flour and keep stirring till the flour is golden.
  5. Add all the spices and the ketchup.. keep stirring.
  6. Add the water then the veggies.
  7. Cover over low heat for 5 minutes.
  8. Add the meat to the pan that will go to the oven.
  9. Boil the potatoes in boiling water then peel them and mash them.
  10. In a cooking pan add bit of oil and the mashed potatoes.. keep stirring then add the milk and cheese.
  11. Spread the mashed potatoes over the meat.. make some groves using a fork to the top of the potatoes.
  12. Cook in the oven for 20 min 350°F.

Regardless of what you call it, a shepherd's pie is basically a casserole with a layer of cooked meat and vegetables, topped with mashed potatoes, and baked in the oven until the mashed potatoes are well browned. Irish Shepherd's Pie Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie would actually call for ground lamb. The difference between Shepherd's Pie and Cottage Pie is the meat. Cottage Pie uses ground beef, while Shepherd's Pie uses ground lamb. Best Shepherd's Pie This is the best shepherds pie recipe I've ever had, and it comes from a friend who was a whiz at pinching pennies without sacrificing hearty flavor.—Valerie Merrill, Topeka, Kansas Shepherd's pie is a rustic dish originally from the UK, and it's the perfect type of comfort food to keep on hand in the freezer.