Recipe: Tasty Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's Pie. Yes, shepherd's pie is predominantly thought of as Irish or British. 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.

You'll love the convenience of this easy, comforting shepherd's pie from Martha Stewart. Unlike other shepherd's pie recipes, this one calls for frozen vegetables instead of fresh and can be made the day before. Shepherd's Pie comes to us from England, and is traditionally made with lamb or mutton. You can cook Shepherd's Pie using 7 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Shepherd's Pie

1. You need 4 of large potatoes.
2. You need 500 gram of minced meat.
3. Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped onions.
4. Prepare of Ground scotch bonnets.
5. You need of Shredded carrots.
6. It's of Chopped green peppers.
7. It's to taste of Seasoning and spices.

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. 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. These shepherd's pie recipes run the range from the traditional (featuring ground or minced lamb) to the modestly modified (ground beef instead of lamb) to the more modern and experimental (vegan or paleo shepherd's pies).

Shepherd's Pie instructions

1. Peel, wash and cook potatoes until soft, mash and add a little salt and black pepper and some butter..
2. Chop onions, green peppers, grate carrots, chopped parsley.
3. Sautee onions and minced meat in a pan add garlic powder, curry powder, white pepper,.
4. Maggi, black pepper, dried basil.
5. Add grated carrots, green peppers.
6. Smear butter in a pan and then place in minced meat mixture and spread mashed potato on top and egg wash the top.
7. Sprinkle on freshly chopped parsley and bake on medium heat for 10 minutes. Serve and enjoy!.

You can't go wrong with any of these savory one-pot comfort-food casseroles, complete meals that also feature veggies, a savory gravy, and a mashed potato (or a surprise. 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. 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.