Recipe: Tasty Shepherds pie

Shepherds pie. Easy Skillet Recipes the Whole Family will Love. Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, cover and bring to a boil.

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. Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name). 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. You can cook Shepherds pie using 19 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Shepherds pie

1. You need of Potatoes.
2. You need 2 of potatoes peeled.
3. You need of Salt.
4. Prepare 4 tbsp of melted butter.
5. It's 1/4 c of milk.
6. Prepare 1/4 c of sour cream.
7. Prepare of Black pepper.
8. You need of Beef Mixture.
9. Prepare 1 tbsp of olive oil.
10. You need 1 of onion chopped.
11. Prepare 2 of carrots peeled and chopped.
12. It's 3 of garlic cloves minced.
13. You need 1 tsp of thyme.
14. You need 1 1/2 lb of ground beef.
15. Prepare 1 c of frozen peas.
16. It's 1 c of frozen corn.
17. Prepare 2 tbsp of flour.
18. You need 2/3 c of chicken broth.
19. You need 1 tbsp of fresh parsley.

Spread potatoes evenly over beef; using a fork, decorate potatoes with lines and peaks. 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.

Shepherds pie instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Make mashed potatoes: In a large pot, cover potatoes with water and add a generous pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and cook until totally soft, 16 to 18 minutes. Drain and return to pot..
3. Use a potato masher to mash potatoes until smooth..
4. Add melted butter, milk, and sour cream. Mash together until fully incorporated, then season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
5. In a large, ovenproof skillet over medium heat, heat oil.
6. Add onion, carrots, garlic, and thyme and cook until fragrant and softened, 5 minutes.
7. Add ground beef and cook until no longer pink, 5 minutes more. Drain fat.
8. Stir in frozen peas and corn and cook until warmed through, 3 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper..
9. Sprinkle meat with flour and stir to evenly distribute. Cook 1 minute more and add chicken broth.
10. Bring to a simmer and let mixture thicken slightly, 5 minutes.
11. Top beef mixture with an even layer of mashed potatoes and bake until there is very little liquid visible and mashed potatoes are golden, about 20 minutes. Broil if desired.
12. Garnish with parsley before serving.

I called this recipe Shepherd's Pie. But, I wrote the recipe so that you could use ground beef or ground lamb. Add the garlic and stir to combine. Shepherd's pie is traditionally made with a ground-lamb filling, but we make ours with ground beef. The sauce is really simple and flavorful, but the best part is the insanely fluffy mashed potato.