Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, shepherd's pie. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Shepherd's Pie is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Shepherd's Pie is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, cover and bring to a boil. Yes, shepherd's pie is predominantly thought of as Irish or British.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook shepherd's pie using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Shepherd's Pie:
- Take 5 lbs Potatoes
- Prepare 1 stick Butter
- Take 1 cup milk
- Take 2 lbs Ground Chuck 80/20
- Take 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive oil
- Take Garlic salt
- Take Granulated garlic
- Make ready Ground black pepper
- Get 1/4 cup Rosemary leaves
- Take 1 lb pkg frozen peas
Here in the states we are more of a beef eating culture than a lamb eating one, and when one is served "shepherd's pie" here, it is most often made with ground beef. Shepherd's pie is traditionally made with a ground-lamb filling, but we make ours with ground beef. The sauce is really simple and flavorful, but the best part is the insanely fluffy mashed potato. Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name).
Instructions to make Shepherd's Pie:
- Peel and cut potatoes and boil in large pot of salted water. Boil until potatoes are tender (about 20 minutes).
- Drain potatoes. Add butter, milk, salt, and pepper to taste. Mash potatoes until creamy. Add more or less milk to get consistency desired. Set potatoes aside.
- While potatoes are cooking place ground meat in hot skillet on stove. Add olive oil for both flavor and cooking benefit. Salt and pepper to taste. Add garlic salt and granulated garlic to taste. As meat turns brown add rosemary leaves. Let this simmer for a few minutes as you cook peas.
- Place peas in microwaveable dish with 1/4 cup water. Cover and cook for 5 minutes in microwave.
- Assembly. Place mashed potatoes on large platter. With spoon scoop out large hole in center. Place peas in this hole. Drain meat completely. Now add meat to top of peas.
- Take photo. Serve and enjoy.
However, as the dish gained wider popularity outside of its native English homeland (where using beef would make this a cottage pie), beef became a common substitute, especially in America where it's more widely available than ground lamb. Best Shepherd's Pie This is the best shepherds pie recipe I've ever had, and it comes from a friend who was a whiz at pinching pennies without sacrificing hearty flavor.—Valerie Merrill, Topeka, Kansas These shepherd's pie recipes run the range from the traditional (featuring ground or minced lamb) to the modestly modified (ground beef instead of lamb) to the more modern and experimental (vegan or paleo shepherd's pies). You can't go wrong with any of these savory one-pot comfort-food casseroles, complete meals that also feature veggies, a savory gravy, and a mashed potato (or a surprise. A simple supper that's got all the elements of the ultimate comfort food. Easily scaled up if you've got more mouths to feed Shepherd's Pie is the sort of food that brings a smile to everyone's face!
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