Ingredients
| Name | Amount (Metric / US) |
|---|---|
| BEEF STOCK | 240 ml / 1 cup |
| BUTTER | 2 Tbsps |
| CARROT | 1 |
| CREAM CHEESE | 2 Tbsps |
| EGG YOLK | 1 large |
| FLOUR | 2 Tbsps |
| PARSLEY LEAVES | 2 Tbsps |
| THYME | 2 tsps |
| GROUND LAMB | 793.79 g / 1.75 lb |
| 1%% MILK | 119 ml / 0.50 cups |
| OLIVE OIL | 1 Tbsp |
| ONION | 1 |
| TO 1 PEAS | 72.50 g / 0.50 cups |
| POTATOES | 907.18 g / 2 lb |
| SALT AND PEPPER | 6 servings |
| PAPRIKA | 1 tsp |
| TOMATO PASTE | 2 Tbsps |
| WORCESTERSHIRE | 2 tsps |
Easy Shepherd's Pie (Beef And/or Lamb Combo)
Easy Shepherd's Pie (Beef And/or Lamb Combo) takes roughly 45 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe makes 6 servings with 644 calories, 29g of protein, and 43g of fat each. For $1.86 per serving, this recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a rather cheap main course. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 2 would say it hit the spot. Head to the store and pick up onion, flour, cream cheese, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Foodista. This recipe is typical of European cuisine. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 71%. Easy Shepherd's Pie (Beef And/or Lamb Combo), Easy Shepherd's Pie (Beef And/or Lamb Combo), and Beef-and-Lamb Shepherd's Pie are very similar to this recipe.
Instructions
- Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl.
- Combine cream cheese (or sour cream), egg yolk and milk (or heavy cream). Add the cream mixture into potatoes and mash until potatoes are almost smooth.
- While potatoes boil, preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil to hot pan with beef and/or lamb.
- Season meat with salt and pepper. Brown and crumble meat for 3 or 4 minutes. If you are using lamb and the pan is fatty, spoon away some of the drippings.
- Add chopped carrot* and onion to the meat. Cook veggies with meat 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- NOTE:*by finely chopping the carrots, they will cook a little faster.
- Add the thyme.
- OPTIONAL Add the tomato paste, which gives the meat filling a richer flavor.
- In a second small skillet over medium heat cook butter and flour together 2 minutes. Whisk in broth and Worcestershire sauce. Thicken gravy 1 minute. Add gravy to meat and vegetables. Stir in peas.
- Preheat broiler to high.
- Fill a small rectangular casserole with meat and vegetable mixture. Spoon potatoes over meat evenly.
- Top potatoes with paprika and broil 6 to 8 inches from the heat until potatoes are evenly browned. Top casserole dish with chopped parsley and serve
