Shepherd's Pie
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Unwrap the ground lamb.
- 2Heat a pan on the stove.
- 3Add a tablespoon of ghee to the pan.
- 4Add the ground lamb to the pan, breaking it into small pieces.
- 5Season the lamb with salt.
- 6Cook the lamb until browned, breaking up any large pieces.
- 7Peel the carrot.
- 8Dice the carrot into small pieces.
- 9Dice the celery into small pieces.
- 10Dice the onion into small pieces.
- 11Add the diced onion, celery, and carrot to the pan with the lamb.
- 12Season with salt.
- 13Stir the vegetables and lamb together until the vegetables soften.
- 14Add fresh thyme and minced garlic to the mixture.
- 15Stir well to combine.
- 16Add tomato paste to the pan.
- 17Mix the tomato paste into the lamb and vegetable mixture.
- 18Return the browned lamb to the pan with the vegetables.
- 19Stir well to combine all ingredients.
- 20Add water or broth to the pan, covering the mixture.
- 21Cut an 'X' into the top of each potato.
- 22Season the potatoes with salt.
- 23Place the potatoes on a baking tray.
- 24Put the potatoes into the oven to bake.
- 25Continue simmering the lamb mixture until the liquid reduces.
- 26Add Worcestershire sauce to the lamb mixture.
- 27Stir to incorporate the sauce.
- 28Add peas to the lamb mixture.
- 29Stir until the peas are mixed in.
- 30Remove the baked potatoes from the oven.
- 31Cut the baked potatoes in half.
- 32Press the potatoes through a potato ricer into a bowl.
- 33Season the mashed potatoes with salt and pepper.
- 34Add milk and cubed butter to the mashed potatoes.
- 35Grate cheese into the mashed potatoes.
- 36Add two egg yolks to the mashed potatoes.
- 37Stir the mashed potatoes until smooth and fully combined.
- 38Spoon the lamb and vegetable filling into a baking dish, spreading evenly.
- 39Transfer the mashed potato mixture to a piping bag with a star tip.
- 40Pipe rows of mashed potato over the lamb filling in the baking dish.
- 41Grate more cheese over the piped mashed potato.
- 42Place the shepherd's pie into the oven to bake until golden brown.
- 43Remove the baked shepherd's pie from the oven.
- 44Garnish with fresh chives.
- 45Cut a portion of the shepherd's pie and serve.
Ingredients
- ground lamb
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- salt
- 1 carrot
- celery
- 1 onion
- thyme
- garlic
- 130 grams tomato paste
- Worcestershire sauce
- peas
- 8 potatoes
- milk
- butter
- cheese
- 2 egg yolks
- chives
Equipment
panchopping boardknifevegetable peelerspatulapotato masherbowlgraterpiping bagbaking dishoven
Tips
- To prep ahead, you can prepare the filling and refrigerate it. The mashed potato can also be prepared and refrigerated separately.
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