Tasty Shepherd's Pie
Classic comfort food with a spoonful of creamy mashed potatoes, some crispy bits, meat, and vegetables all in one bite.
Equipment
- 4 Individual Casserole Dishes
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground lamb can substitute beef
- 4 cups mashed potatoes
- 1 ea small sweet onion
- 1 ea large carrot
- 1 cup corn kernels
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1.32 oz beef demi glace
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper optional
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Read entire recipe and assemble all your ingredients and tools
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Pee and dice onion and carrot
- Heat olive oil in sauté pan over medium heat and add ground meat to brown
- Once meat is browned add onions and sauté until onions are soft
- Drain excess fat
- Add cornstarch and mix well
- Add carrots and corn and mix thoroughly sautéing a couple of minutes
- Add tomato paste, demi glace, Worcestershire, cayenne and S&P
- Mix thoroughly and sauté a few minutes (you are just softening vegetables not necessarily cooking through since they will bake further)
- Taste for flavor and adjust seasonings as desired
- Remove from heat
- Fill bottom of 4 casserole dishes with a 1/4 each of meat and vegetable mixture
- Layer on top of the meat a cup of mashed potatoes
- Bake for 20 minutes
- Broil for 5-10 minutes until potatoes are crispy brown (keep an eye out, you just want a crispy coating)
- Bon Appetit! Enjoy your tasty shepherd's pie