Recipe of Any-night-of-the-week Shepherd's pie

Shepherd's pie. Yes, shepherd's pie is predominantly thought of as Irish or British. But since I'm Scottish, I thought I'd give it a unique twist to suit my ancestral tastes. The use of lamb, the smoky, heather taste of Guinness® Draught (Irish, I admit), and the topping of sharp Cheddar and smoked paprika give this version its unique, smoky-sweet flavor.

Add the cream mixture into potatoes and mash until. The "traditional" Shepherds Pie was made with minced lamb because that was abundantly available, England didn't have lots of cows but there were plenty of sheep. My mom was British, I was born and lived in England, but when we moved to America even my mom made it with beef and still called it Shepherds pie.

Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, shepherd's pie. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Yes, shepherd's pie is predominantly thought of as Irish or British. But since I'm Scottish, I thought I'd give it a unique twist to suit my ancestral tastes. The use of lamb, the smoky, heather taste of Guinness® Draught (Irish, I admit), and the topping of sharp Cheddar and smoked paprika give this version its unique, smoky-sweet flavor.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook shepherd's pie using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Shepherd's pie:

1. {Get 1 of ground beef or lamb.
2. {Make ready 1/4 cup of frozen corn.
3. {Take 1/4 cup of frozen peas.
4. {Take 1/4 cup of frozen or fresh carrot cubed.
5. {Make ready 3 of large potatoes.
6. {Make ready 1 of small onion, chopped.
7. {Prepare 3 clove of garlic.
8. {Get 2 tbsp of ketchup.
9. {Take 1 of paprika.
10. {Get 1 tsp of ground black pepper.
11. {Prepare 1/4 tsp of chili powder.
12. {Make ready 1/4 cup of water.
13. {Get 1 of oil to cook meat.
14. {Make ready 1/4 cup of cheese.
15. {Get 1/4 tsp of ground cinnamon.
16. {Make ready 1/3 cup of flour.
17. {Take 1/4 cup of milk.

Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name). 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. In England, the birthplace of this hearty dish, shepherd's pie is most often made with a ground lamb filling. In the States, it's more common to use ground beef.

Instructions to make Shepherd's pie:

1. If a pan, add the oil, onion and chopped garlic.
2. Let it cook for couple of minutes then add the beef or lamb.
3. Keep stirring.. you can little bit of cinnamon powder to remove the smell of lamb or beef **optional**.
4. Once the meat is cooked, add the flour and keep stirring till the flour is golden.
5. Add all the spices and the ketchup.. keep stirring.
6. Add the water then the veggies.
7. Cover over low heat for 5 minutes.
8. Add the meat to the pan that will go to the oven.
9. Boil the potatoes in boiling water then peel them and mash them.
10. In a cooking pan add bit of oil and the mashed potatoes.. keep stirring then add the milk and cheese.
11. Spread the mashed potatoes over the meat.. make some groves using a fork to the top of the potatoes.
12. Cook in the oven for 20 min 350°F.

Both are delicious, and lamb can. A shepherd's pie with just a wee touch of an Irish twist. This one's made the traditional way with ground lamb but features shredded Irish Cheddar cheese (like Dubliner by Kerrygold) mixed into the creamy mashed potato topping. Regardless of what you call it, a shepherd's pie is basically a casserole with a layer of cooked meat and vegetables, topped with mashed potatoes, and baked in the oven until the mashed potatoes are well browned. 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 Irish Shepherd's Pie Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie would actually call for ground lamb.

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