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! Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl. Combine sour cream, egg yolk and cream.
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. In the States, it's more common to use ground beef. You can have Shepherd’s Pie using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Shepherd’s Pie
- You need of Mutton keema.
- It's of Big potatoes.
- Prepare of medium size onion.
- It's of mix of carrots, peas.
- You need of mutton keema stock.
- It's of Black pepper powder.
- Prepare of Worcestershire sauce.
- Prepare of Salt as per taste.
- It's of butter.
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. 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 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.
Shepherd’s Pie instructions
- Chop the onions. Chop the vegetables into small sizes. Wash and boil the potatoes and mash it..
- In a non stick pan melt the butter and sauté the onions and then add the carrots and cook for 3-4 mins. Add the Mutton keema, Worcestershire sauce, salt and black pepper and cook the keema. Add peas. Add more stock if necessary until the keema is well cooked. Cook in slow flame, may add more keema stock so that it’s not dry..
- Add 1 Tbsp butter to the mashed potatoes and season with salt and black pepper powder..
- Layer the meat, vegetables and potatoes in a casserole microwave dish. First add the meat and vegetables and then mashed potatoes layer on top. With a fork press the corner of the casserole dish so it’s evenly distributed..
- Pre heat Microwave 180 deg C. Place the casserole and bake for 15 mins..
- Enjoy the Shepherd’s Pie hot.
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. 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. While it's traditionally made with ground lamb, I'm not a big fan of lamb and always use beef instead (making this technically a cottage pie).