This is a proper, traditional shepherd's pie recipe, made with chopped, cooked lamb rather than mince. One of the original waste-not-want-not meals.
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Our best shepherd's pie
Comfort in a dish!
- 35 mins cooking
- Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 30 gram butter
- 1 brown onion, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried mixed herbs
- 4 cup (750 grams) finely chopped cooked lamb
- 1/1 cup (70 grams) tomato paste
- 1/4 cup (60 millilitres) tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
- 2 cup (500 millilitres) beef stock
- 2 tablespoon plain flour
- 1/3 cup (80 millilitres) water
Potato topping
- 1 kilogram potatoes, cut in chunks
- 60 gram butter
- 1/4 cup (60 millilitres) milk
Method
- 1Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Oil shallow 2.5 litre (10 cup) ovenproof dish.
- 2Make potato topping.
- 3Meanwhile, in large saucepan, heat butter; cook onion and carrot, stirring, until tender. Add mixed herbs and lamb; cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Stir in paste, sauces and stock, then blended flour and water; stir over heat until mixture boils and thickens. Pour mixture into dish.
- 4Drop heaped tablespoons of potato topping onto lamb mixture. Bake in oven about 20 minutes or until browned and heated through.
