Recipe: Appetizing 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 19 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Shepherd's pie

1. Prepare 10 of large potatoes(peeled and diced into large cubes).
2. Prepare 2 tablespoon of butter.
3. Prepare 1/3 cup of milk.
4. You need of Salt.
5. It's of Maggi.
6. Prepare 1/2 of kilo minced meat.
7. It's of Onions(diced in small cubes).
8. It's of Garlic.
9. You need of Scotch bonnet.
10. Prepare 1 teaspoon of Dried rosemary.
11. You need 1 teaspoon of Dried thyme.
12. Prepare of Fresh parsley(optional).
13. Prepare 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce.
14. Prepare of Carrots.
15. You need of Green peas.
16. Prepare of Ginger.
17. It's 2 tablespoon of oil.
18. It's 1 teaspoon of curry.
19. Prepare of Corn flour.

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 step by step

1. In a saucepan,heat oil and onions for 1 min and then add the minced meat.Blend scotch bonnet,garlic and ginger,add to cooking minced meat together with maggi, dried rosemary,dried thyme,curry,carrots, green peas and Worcestershire sauce and add a little water and make a paste of corn flour and add to thicken it and continue to cook until done.
2. Boil potatoes with salt,drain and mash with butter and milk until fluffy.Spread the sauce in a baking dish and spread the mashed potatoes on top and brush the top with butter.Bake in the oven on medium heat until the top becomes golden as seen on picture below and garnish with fresh parsley.
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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.