Baked Shepherd's Pie

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In a large saucepan, heat the dripping. Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, heat the olive oil and fry the mince, stirring, until browned all over. We've got traditional recipes, plus spiced and vegetarian alternatives. We've got some lovely twists on shepherd's pie on the site.

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook baked shepherd's pie using 11 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Baked Shepherd's Pie:
  1. Prepare 500 grams Potatoes
  2. Take 150 grams Ground beef and pork mix
  3. Get 1⁄2 medium sized Onion
  4. Get 70 ml Milk
  5. Get 30 grams Easy melting cheese
  6. Make ready 1⁄4 tsp salt
  7. Get 1⁄2 tsp Soy sauce
  8. Make ready 1 dash Pepper
  9. Take 1 dash Nutmeg
  10. Prepare 1 Salt and pepper (For the mashed potatoes)
  11. Get 1 Whisked eggs (This helps to brown the recipe more easily; optional)

Try the classic shepherd's pie recipe or mix it up with a veggie shepherd's pie with lentils, or add. Put the minced lamb into a large frying pan and heat gently until the fat runs. Increase the heat and cook, turning and mashing the meat until it browns. Using a slotted spoon, lift the lamb out of the pan and spoon off the excess fat.

Steps to make Baked Shepherd's Pie:
  1. Peel the potatoes, cut into fourths, and boil.
  2. Finely chop the onions, and sauté in a pan coated with vegetable oil (not listed, about 1 teaspoon) until they become transparent.
  3. Add the ground meat, cook until it changes color, add salt, soy sauce, pepper, and nutmeg and sauté some more.
  4. Once the potatoes are cooked through, drain, season with salt and pepper, and mash.
  5. Once they are pretty well mashed, add milk and mix thoroughly (Adjust the firmness to your liking with milk). Taste, and add more salt if needed.
  6. Put half of the mashed potatoes into a casserole dish, and spread it out evenly.
  7. Add all of the ground meat from step 3, and top with cheese.
  8. Divide the remaining mashed potatoes into 3 equal portions and scatter on top.
  9. Press it out evenly with plastic wrap.
  10. Coat it with whisked egg; use a fork to make a pattern, and cook at 480°F/250°C for 15 minutes, and then at 570°F/300°C for another 5-6 minutes.
  11. You are done once it turns golden brown!
  12. *If you are having trouble getting it to turn golden brown, I have a little trick… Mix 1 teaspoon of Mirin in with the whisked eggs and coat, and it will turn golden brown easily.
  13. **If you don't have Mirin, then bake at 570°F/300°C from the start until it browns, and then reduce the heat.

Increase the heat and cook, turning and mashing the meat until it browns. Using a slotted spoon, lift the lamb out of the pan and spoon off the excess fat. Add the mushrooms, carrots, onion, and garlic to the pan. The Best Classic Shepherd's Pie - AKA Shepards Pie or Cottage Pie. Ground Beef (or lamb) with vegetables in a rich gravy, topped with cheesy mashed potatoes, and baked.

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