Shepherd’s pie (Herders pastei). Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. While the potatoes are cooking, prepare the filling. Shepherd's pie is traditionally made with a ground-lamb filling, but we make ours with ground beef.
But since I'm Scottish, I thought I'd give it a unique twist to suit my ancestral tastes. The use of lamb, the smoky, heather taste of Guinness® Draught (Irish, I admit), and the topping of sharp Cheddar and smoked paprika give this version its unique, smoky-sweet flavor. How To Make Shepherd's Pie Add dried parsley, dried thyme, dried rosemary, salt, and pepper. You can cook Shepherd’s pie (Herders pastei) using 22 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Shepherd’s pie (Herders pastei)
- You need of lamb mince.
- It's of turnip.
- You need of parsnip.
- It's of carrots.
- You need of celery.
- It's of onions.
- You need of garlic.
- Prepare of chestnut mushrooms.
- You need of lamb stock.
- It's of water.
- It's of rosemary.
- It's of Salt.
- It's of Cracked black pepper.
- It's of olive oil.
- You need of Mash.
- It's of red rooster potatoes peeled.
- You need of salt.
- You need of White pepper.
- Prepare of eggs.
- You need of English mustard.
- You need of double cream.
- It's of butter.
Stir and cook the meat mixture until the meat is browned. Add minced garlic and Worcestershire sauce. Put in a large pot and add enough cold water to. In a medium saute pan over medium heat, melt the butter with the olive oil.
Shepherd’s pie (Herders pastei) step by step
- Prepare vegetables.
- Peel potatoes and boil until soft for mash..
- Brown mince and add rosemary, onions and garlic and gradually season throughout cooking process. Once onions are browned add vegetables. Add the stock to mince and stir. Add water and cook until vegetables are softened..
- Pour the mixture into glass dish and leave to rest whilst making mash..
- Preheat oven to 180’C.
- Whisk eggs, cream, mustard together..
- Mash the softened potatoes and add butter. Whilst steaming hot add the egg mixture and mix thoroughly until mash becomes fluffy. Season to taste..
- Scoop mash onto mince or alternatively the mash could be piped. Before baking using a fork make various pattern. Raised edges will become crispy edges. Fresh thyme and cracked pepper will add to the flavour. An optional extra could be to add grated mature cheddar to the mash..
- Bake for 30 minutes..
Add the pearl onions and cook, shaking. This Shepherd's Pie is a great dish to make ahead of time and store in the freezer for a future meal. Ground beef and veggies are cooked in a simple sauce, then topped with crispy browned cheddar mashed potatoes. From Joanne Ozug of Fifteen Spatulas. Our classic shepherd's pie is made with seasoned beef, carrots, and corn in a rich, savory gravy all topped with mashed potatoes.