This shepherds pie recipe is a seasoned ground-meat filling under mashed potatoes. It is not chicken pot pie, which has a pastry lid on this site.
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Shepherd’s Pie
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
Shepherd’s pie with a mashed potato top. From Your Daily Hit.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds (900g) potatoes, peeled and chunked
- 4 tablespoons (56g) butter
- 1/3 cup (80ml) milk
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 1/2 pounds (680g) ground lamb or beef
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup (240ml) beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
- 1 cup frozen peas
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Boil potatoes until tender. Mash with butter, milk, salt, and pepper.
- Cook onion and carrot in oil 5 minutes. Add garlic and ground meat and brown it.
- Stir in tomato paste and flour. Add broth and Worcestershire. Simmer until thick. Fold in peas.
- Spread the meat in a 9×13 dish. Cover with potatoes. Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 25 minutes until the peaks brown.
Notes
Lamb is the older shepherd’s pie. Beef is the cottage-pie cousin and is listed here because US searches use both names for this bake.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: British
Potato top, not a pastry lid
Chicken pot pie wears a crust. This one wears mash.
Substitutions
Beef instead of lamb is fine. A spoon of grated cheddar on the potatoes browns well.
Mistakes to avoid
A watery filling soaks the potatoes. Simmer until the gravy is thick.
Storage
Refrigerate 4 days. Freeze before baking if you want, then bake from cold a bit longer.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 480 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Lamb or beef?
Both are written into this method. Lamb is traditional. Beef is the common US pan.
Can I use leftover mash?
Yes. Loosen it with a little milk so it spreads.
Why call it shepherd’s pie?
Shepherds kept sheep, so lamb is the strict name. The potato-topped bake is what this search means.
Do I have to bake it?
A few minutes under the broiler is enough if the filling is already hot.