Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Quick Shepherd's Pie

Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, shepherd's pie. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Shepherd's Pie is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Shepherd's Pie is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have shepherd's pie using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Shepherd's Pie:

1. Prepare Potatoes
2. Take salt
3. Make ready large russet potatoes
4. Take unsalted butter
5. Take whole milk
6. Make ready Shredded white cheddar
7. Get Meat
8. Make ready small yellow onion, diced
9. Make ready medium carrots, shredded
10. Get garlic, minced
11. Get fresh thyme
12. Take 4in sprigs fresh rosemary
13. Get ground beef
14. Get ground lamb
15. Make ready tomato puree
16. Get all-purpose flour
17. Take beef stock
18. Make ready fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions to make Shepherd's Pie:

1. Boil water in large pot with 2 tablespoons salt. When water is boiling, put in the potatoes and boil for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until soft.
2. Melt 6tbsp of butter. Drain, peel, then mash hot potatoes until smooth. Mix in the hot butter with 1/2 cup milk, until blended.
3. Melt the remaining 2tbsp butter in a large oven-safe skillet or pot over low/medium heat. Add in onions, carrots, garlic, thyme and rosemary. Stir until onions and carrots are quite tender. Add in beef and lamb while breaking the meat apart.
4. Add the tomato paste and stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the mixture and cook for 1 minute. Add the 3/4 cup beef stock and stir until the liquid has thickened slightly.
5. Stir in the parsley and remove the thyme and rosemary stems. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Keep in mind that the beef stock is already salty. Turn off heat.
6. Heat up the oven to 375F or 191C. Spread the meat evenly, then top it off with the potatoes, spreading evenly. Lastly, add the shredded cheddar on top. If necessary, place a foil-lined baking sheet underneath the pan to catch any drips.
7. Bake the pie until the potatoes have begun to brown and the edges are bubbling, about 30 minutes. Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.

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