How to Prepare Appetizing Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's Pie. Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, cover and bring to a boil. Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name).

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. This is a recipe for Cottage Pie. You can cook Shepherd's Pie using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Shepherd's Pie

1. You need 1 of 2-4 Pounds- ground beef (I normally use 2 lbs).
2. Prepare 2 can of Cream of Mushroom Soup.
3. Prepare 1 can of Sweet whole kernel corn.
4. Prepare 1 of Shredded colby-jack cheese (or use the type of cheese you desire).
5. You need 8 medium of potatoes.
6. You need 1 of Milk.
7. It's 1 of Salt and pepper.

This is a recipe for Cottage Pie. So, this is how you spell it: Shepherd's Pie. But, from doing a quick google search, it came to my attention that TONS of people think it's Shepards Pie. Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie would actually call for ground lamb.

Shepherd's Pie step by step

1. Preheat oven to 375°F and get out a 13x9 baking dish..
2. Start a pot on the stove for your potatoes. Fill it about 3/4 full with some hot water to speed up the boiling process. (You can use instant potatoes if you prefer.).
3. Next, get a skillet or frying pan going with the beef in it. While waiting for the ground beef to brown, cube your potatoes and dump them into the pot when it's boiling..
4. Empty your cream of mushroom into a bowl and add enough milk in to make it a nice somewhat thin creamy mixture. (Don't make it so thin that it's like water.) Pour that evenly over the beef..
5. Evenly pour the corn over the soup mixture..
6. Sprinkle however much cheese you want..
7. Lastly, when you're done preparing them add the mashed potatoes. *To make it easier, what I do is plop all the potatoes in the middle. Then use a rubber spatula to start in the middle and without lifting ur spatula, drag the potatoes to the edge of the dish. When you get to the edge, clean your spatula using the dish's edge and that way it also seals the top at the same time :) (If you start lifting your spatula before you get to the edge of the dish, you'll lift your cheese up and it'll make a mess.).
8. Set the timer for 20-25 minutes. Everything is already cooked so all you're doing is heating everything up..

The difference between Shepherd's Pie and Cottage Pie is the meat. Shepherd's Pie is basically a beefy pot pie with mashed potatoes on top instead of a crust, and mashed potatoes make everything better, don't they? Just brown […] Shepherd's Pie comes to us from England, and is traditionally made with lamb or mutton. Here in the states we are more of a beef eating culture than a lamb eating one, and when one is served "shepherd's pie" here, it is most often made with ground beef. Shepherd's pie is traditionally made with a ground-lamb filling, but we make ours with ground beef.