Recipe: Perfect Shepards pie

Shepards pie. Yes, shepherd's pie is predominantly thought of as Irish or British. 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.

Once boiling, uncover, decrease the heat to. Learn how to prepare rich and flavorful shepherd's pie with Food Network's amazing recipes. Keep it traditional or kick it up a notch with fun, creative twists. You can have Shepards pie using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Shepards pie

1. You need 1 1/4 lb of ground beef or venison.
2. You need 1 can of corn.
3. You need 1 can of cream corn.
4. You need 1 can of cream of mushroom soup.
5. Prepare 1 envelope of Lipton beefy onion soup mix.
6. Prepare 1 tbsp of lemon pepper.
7. It's 1 tbsp of garlic salt.
8. You need 1/2 tbsp of chili powder.
9. It's 2 envelope of instant potatoes. .. homemade preferred but for tonight....instant.
10. It's of shredded cheese.
11. It's of chives.

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. Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name).

Shepards pie instructions

1. Pre heat oven to 350.
2. Brown meat and drain grease.
3. Make instant taters ....or real mashed potatoes.
4. In a casserole dish..Season meat and add beefy onion soup mix,corn and cream of mushroom soup and mix it up real good..
5. Cover with mashed taters.
6. Cook uncovered for 20 minutes.
7. Top with chives and cheese and cook til cheese is melted.

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. 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. 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 is a rustic dish originally from the UK, and it's the perfect type of comfort food to keep on hand in the freezer.