Shepherd’s pie (Herders pastei)

Name: Shepherd’s pie (Herders pastei)
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g lamb mince; 1 turnip; 1 parsnip; 2 carrots; 3 stalks celery; 2 onions; 1 clove garlic; 250 g chestnut mushrooms; 1 tsp lamb stock; 250 ml water; Stalk rosemary; Salt; Cracked black pepper; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 8 red rooster potatoes peeled; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp White pepper; 2 eggs; 1 tsp English mustard; 100 ml double cream; 2 Tbsp butter

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This recipe is hearty and very nostalgic for me, with fond memories. Sat round the dinner table and always asking for seconds.
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rsa_food @south_africa

This recipe is hearty and very nostalgic for me, with fond memories. Sat round the dinner table and always asking for seconds.
#MyCookbook #mycookbook #rsa_food

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Ingredients

1 hr 30 minutes

6 people

500 glamb mince
1turnip
1parsnip
2carrots
3 stalkscelery
2onions
1 clovegarlic
250 gchestnut mushrooms
1 tsplamb stock
250 mlwater
Stalkrosemary
Salt
Cracked black pepper
1 Tbspolive oil
Mash
8red rooster potatoes peeled
1 tspsalt
1/4 tspWhite pepper
2eggs
1 tspEnglish mustard
100 mldouble cream
2 Tbspbutter

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Steps

1 hr 30 minutes

1

Prepare vegetables
2

Peel potatoes and boil until soft for mash.
3

Brown mince and add rosemary, onions and garlic and gradually season throughout cooking process. Once onions are browned add vegetables. Add the stock to mince and stir. Add water and cook until vegetables are softened.
4

Pour the mixture into glass dish and leave to rest whilst making mash.
5

Preheat oven to 180’C
6

Whisk eggs, cream, mustard together.
7

Mash the softened potatoes and add butter. Whilst steaming hot add the egg mixture and mix thoroughly until mash becomes fluffy. Season to taste.
8

Scoop mash onto mince or alternatively the mash could be piped. Before baking using a fork make various pattern. Raised edges will become crispy edges. Fresh thyme and cracked pepper will add to the flavour. An optional extra could be to add grated mature cheddar to the mash.
9

Bake for 30 minutes.