Lamb Shepherds Pie Recipe

Close up steaming hot portion of lamb shepherds pie taken from the pie dish.

Lamb Shepherds Pie Recipe

A classic Minced Lamb Shepherd's pie recipe is a simple affair of a meat "ragu" cooked under a rich mashed potato lid. It is homely, simple and requires zero chefy skills, just solid home cooking!

Course Main Course

Cuisine British

Keyword British shepherds pie, homemade shepherd's pie, lamb shepherd's pie, shepherd's pie

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1 15

Total Time 1 25

Servings Servings

Calories 844kcal

Author Brian Jones

Ingredients

350 g Minced Lamb 12oz
1 Large Carrot 175g
1 Medium-Large Onion 175g
2 Medium Celery Stalks 75g
250 ml Lamb Stock ½ Cup
½ teaspoon Salt Plus extra for boiling potatoes
½ teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
2 tablespoon Tomato Puree
2 tablespoon Mint Sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
400 g Potatoes 2½-3 Cups
100 g Butter 7 tablespoon
2 Egg Yolks

Instructions

Bring a 20cm or 8" saucepan of generously salted water (1 teaspoon for a pan this size) to a boil.
Peel and cut the potatoes into evenly sized cubes and boil until cooked. This will take between 15 and 25 minutes, depending on how large you cut your potatoes.
Heat a dry (not non-stick) frying pan (28cm or 11") over a medium-high heat, and when hot, add the lamb.
Cook until well browned, then season with the salt and pepper.
Dice the carrot, onion and celery into a 4-5mm dice.
Add the chopped carrot, onion and celery to the mix along with the stock.
Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 15 minutes.
By now, your potatoes should be ready to drain, then either mash them or push them through a potato ricer.
Add the butter and mix before allowing it to cool for 10 minutes.
Add the tomato puree, mint sauce, Worcestershire sauce and pepper to the lamb mixture.
Stir, taste and add more salt if required and cook for another 10 minutes.
Transfer the lamb mixture to a 15cm x 20cm (6"x8") ovenproof dish.
Mix the egg yolks with the mashed potato.
Pipe the potato over the lamb using a star-shaped nozzle or spread it over the top and then rough, up with a fork.
Bake in the oven at 200°C or 400°F for 30 minutes or until the top goes golden.

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