# Gordon Ramsay's Shepherd's Pie

A classic Shepherd's pie recipe featuring a rich ground beef filling topped with cheesy mashed potatoes, baked until golden brown.

- Cuisine: British
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 pounds ground beef
- a little bit salt
- pepper
- some onion
- carrot
- celery stick
- 3 freshly minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 branch rosemary
- thyme
- some red wine
- enough beef broth
- some peas
- some potatoes
- 2 knobs butter
- some shredded cheese
- 0.5 cup hot heavy cream
- 3 egg yolks
- some parmesan cheese
- 1 pinch salt
- some black pepper
- freshly shredded parmesan
- a little bit black pepper

## Instructions

1. Season 2 pounds of ground beef with salt and pepper.
2. Drain some of the fat from the ground beef.
3. Add some onion, a carrot, and a celery stick to the ground beef.
4. Add three freshly minced garlic cloves and a tablespoon of tomato paste.
5. Add a branch of rosemary and thyme.
6. Deglaze with some red wine.
7. Add enough beef broth to cover all the beef.
8. Simmer until the broth has reduced.
9. Add some peas and check if it needs more salt.
10. Peel some potatoes and cut them into smaller pieces.
11. Boil the potatoes until completely soft.
12. Mash the potatoes with a couple knobs of butter and some shredded cheese.
13. Pour in about a half cup of hot heavy cream, three egg yolks, and some Parmesan cheese.
14. Add a fat pinch of salt and some black pepper to the mashed potatoes.
15. Transfer the meat mixture to an oven-safe dish.
16. Score some lines on the meat with a fork.
17. Top with freshly shredded parmesan and a little bit of black pepper.
18. Bake in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit until the top is nice and golden brown.

## Equipment

- oven safe dish
- fork

## Tips

- Simmer the beef broth until reduced.
- Check the salt level of the meat filling before adding peas.
- Score the meat with a fork before adding the potato topping.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/CYB9zWq6vg8?si=G0NwGO8d7KQAYn_9
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/388c77ec-6392-43f3-81e5-8aa2c21cf407
- Extracted: 2026-03-03

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