Classics · British

Shepherd's
Pie

Shepherd's Pie
Time
45'
+ 0h 30' chilling
Diff.
medium
Kcal
520
/ serving
Servings
6
Gather 17 ingredients before cooking
Scale
Units
01 You'll need check when you have it
02 To finish last minute: ~60 min window
Step 01 of 07

Boil the potatoes

1200 g

Peel floury potatoes (1200 g) and cut into quarters. Cover with cold water, salt and boil for 20 minutes from boiling point, until a fork slides in without resistance.

Tip
Floury potatoes (type C) make fluffy mash. Waxy ones turn gluey.
Step 02 of 07

Sauté the vegetables

2 łyżka
1 szt
2 szt
2 szt

Dice onion (1 szt) and carrot (2 szt) finely, mince garlic cloves (2 szt). Heat olive oil (2 łyżka) in a 28 cm cm pan and cook the vegetables over medium heat for 8 minutes, until the onion is soft and translucent.

Step 03 of 07

Brown the meat

700 g
1 łyżeczka
1 łyżeczka

Add minced lamb (or beef) (700 g) to the vegetables, break it up with a spatula. Cook over high heat for 6-8 minutes until the meat loses its pink colour and the juices evaporate. Season with salt (1 łyżeczka) and pepper (1 łyżeczka).

Tip
The meat must brown, not stew. If it releases a lot of water, turn up the heat — otherwise it'll be grey and flavourless.
Step 04 of 07

Make the sauce

2 łyżka
1 łyżka
350 ml
2 łyżka
1 łyżeczka
150 g

Stir in tomato paste (2 łyżka) and wheat flour (1 łyżka), cook for 1 minute. Pour in beef broth (350 ml), add worcestershire sauce (2 łyżka) and dried thyme (1 łyżeczka). Simmer on low for 10 minutes until the sauce thickens. Stir in frozen peas (150 g).

Tip
The flour needs to cook with the paste — raw flour gives a pasty aftertaste.
Step 05 of 07

Make the mash

1200 g
60 g
120 ml
1 łyżeczka

Drain floury potatoes (1200 g), return to the pot and crush with a masher. Add butter (60 g) and warm milk (120 ml), season with salt (1 łyżeczka). Work until smooth and creamy.

Tip
The milk must be warm, not cold — cold milk seizes the butter and makes the mash lumpy.
Step 06 of 07

Assemble the pie

1 szt

Transfer the meat to a baking dish (about 25x20 cm). Spread the mash on top, score the surface with a fork — the ridges crisp up in the oven. Brush with egg yolk (for brushing) (1 szt).

Step 07 of 07

Bake

Bake at 200°C°C for 30 minutes, until the top is golden and the sauce bubbles at the edges. Rest for 10 minutes before serving — the sauce will set.

Shepherd's Pie
Bon appétit

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