Recipe
SHEPHERDS PIE
Serves: 8
Preparation time: 40 minutes If they like it, it serves 8 otherwise
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Totaltime: 1 hour 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 2 pounds ground lean beef
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 3 tablespoons brown sauce mix
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup diced cooked carrots
- 1 cup blanched peas
- 8 cups freshly mashed potatoes
- 1 cup grated Swiss cheese, for topping
- 2 tablespoons butter
Preparation
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Make mashed potatoes.
Heat oil in a heavy skillet. Add onion, ground beef, and garlic.
Stir and cook over high heat until meat is brown. Add Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, brown gravy mix ( such as Knorr brown sauce mix), water salt, pepper, cooked peas and cooked diced carrots. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
Spread mixture over a large buttered oven-proof casserole dish. Cover with creamy mashed potatoes.
For a nice presentation, Pipe the mashed potato over meat, using a pastry bag fitted with a large star tube.
Sprinkle with grated Swiss cheese. Spoon melted butter over cheese. Baked at 400 degrees until golden brown.
main ingredients:
type of dish:
main
cuisine:
Ireland
specific recipes:
on-a-budget
Type of meal:
dinner
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