Shepherds Pie

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add olive oil to a pan and heat it.
  2. 2Add ground lamb to the hot pan.
  3. 3Season the lamb with salt and pepper.
  4. 4Break up and brown the ground lamb using a potato masher.
  5. 5Drain excess fat from the cooked lamb.
  6. 6Dice the onion.
  7. 7Dice the carrot.
  8. 8Dice the celery.
  9. 9Add the diced onion, carrot, and celery to the lamb in the pan.
  10. 10Mince garlic into the pan.
  11. 11Add tomato paste to the mixture.
  12. 12Strip the leaves from fresh rosemary sprigs.
  13. 13Chop the rosemary.
  14. 14Add the chopped rosemary to the pan.
  15. 15Pour red wine into the pan.
  16. 16Add bay leaves to the mixture.
  17. 17Stir everything together and let it simmer.
  18. 18Add frozen peas to the meat mixture.
  19. 19Transfer the meat and vegetable mixture to a baking dish.
  20. 20Peel the potatoes.
  21. 21Cut the peeled potatoes into large chunks.
  22. 22Boil the potato chunks in water until tender.
  23. 23Drain the cooked potatoes into a colander.
  24. 24Transfer the drained potatoes to a mixing bowl.
  25. 25Season the potatoes with salt and pepper.
  26. 26Add butter to the potatoes.
  27. 27Add shredded cheese to the potatoes.
  28. 28Mash the potatoes until smooth.
  29. 29Add egg yolks to the mashed potatoes.
  30. 30Mix the egg yolks into the mashed potatoes.
  31. 31Spoon the mashed potatoes over the meat mixture in the baking dish.
  32. 32Spread the mashed potatoes evenly over the meat layer.
  33. 33Create ridges on the potato topping with a fork.
  34. 34Sprinkle shredded cheese over the potato topping.
  35. 35Bake the shepherd's pie in the oven until golden brown.
  36. 36Finely chop fresh chives.
  37. 37Garnish the baked shepherd's pie with chopped chives.
  38. 38Serve and enjoy.

Ingredients

  • Olive oil
  • Ground lamb
  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • 1 Onion
  • Carrot
  • Celery
  • Garlic
  • Tomato paste
  • Fresh rosemary
  • Red wine
  • Bay leaves
  • Frozen peas
  • Potatoes
  • Butter
  • Shredded cheese
  • Egg yolks
  • Fresh chives

Equipment

SkilletTongsPotato masherCutting boardKnifePotato peelerPotColanderMixing bowlBaking dishForkOven