Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Shepherd's Pie Balls

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This is truly the traditional shepherds pie. As the allrecipes.com video on this states Shepherds raised sheep not cow hence the use of lamb and not beef and the name "Shepherds Pie. I made this exactly as written and it was delicious. You can cook Shepherd's Pie Balls using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Shepherd's Pie Balls

1. Prepare 2 of carrots, finely chopped.
2. It's 1 of large onion, finely chopped.
3. Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil.
4. Prepare 500 g of mince beef.
5. Prepare 2 of garlic cloves, finely chopped.
6. It's to taste of Salt.
7. You need to taste of Ground black pepper.
8. It's 300 ml of red wine.
9. You need 8-10 of medium potatoes, peeled.
10. It's 1 of egg.
11. Prepare as needed of Plain flour.
12. Prepare of Oil for frying.
13. Prepare 1 of cheese slice of choice per ball.
14. Prepare 1/4 tsp of turmeric.

I did make a mushroom gravy to go on top. A great one dish meal; for a crowd or dinner for two with plenty of. 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.

Shepherd's Pie Balls instructions

1. Heat the olive oil in a pan over a medium heat. Add the onions, carrots, garlic and beef to the pan and cook for about 10 minutes stirring regularly..
2. Season with salt and pepper and add the wine and turmeric. Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer gently for 50-60 minutes or until the sauce has thickened..
3. In the meantime boil the potatoes in salted water until soft. Allow to drain fully then mash well. Crack in the egg and stir it into the potatoes well season with more salt and pepper if needed..
4. Add clingfilm to a breakfast bowl and then add a couple of spoonfuls of the mash potatoes. Lightly press the potatoes into the side of the bowls until a smooth well is made in the middle..
5. Next add 1-2 tablespoons of meat into the potato well. Wrap the potato around the meat into a ball using the clingfilm..
6. Allow the potatoe balls to sit in the fridge for an hour..
7. Heat a deep fryer with enough oil to fry the balls. Remove the potatoes from fridge and unwrap from the clingfilm and coat evenly with flour..
8. Fry the potato balls one by one until evenly golden brown. Transfer to a plate lined with kitchen roll..
9. Next heat the oven to 180c. Transfer the potato balls to an ovenproof dish. Top each with a cheese slice and bake for 15 minutes. Serve with a salad of choice..

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. Creamy, delicious, and topped with sweet potatoes, this shepherd's pie bakes in just one pan. To give it a twist from your usual shepherd's pie, make homemade turkey meatballs so this dish becomes extra special. Tip the flour into a shallow bowl, the beaten egg into another and the breadcrumbs into a third. Coat the shaped balls first in the flour, shaking off any excess, then coat in the egg and finally in the breadcrumbs.