Shepherds pie

Cameron Smith
Cameron Smith @ChefSmitty

This was a long time favorite dish of mine as a youth. I had it at a restaurant once and it was truly disappointing so I vowed never to ruin this dish by doing anything but cooking it myself ever again.

Shepherds pie

This was a long time favorite dish of mine as a youth. I had it at a restaurant once and it was truly disappointing so I vowed never to ruin this dish by doing anything but cooking it myself ever again.

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Ingredients

  1. Potatoes
  2. 2potatoes peeled
  3. Salt
  4. 4 tbspmelted butter
  5. 1/4 cmilk
  6. 1/4 csour cream
  7. Black pepper
  8. Beef Mixture
  9. 1 tbspolive oil
  10. 1onion chopped
  11. 2carrots peeled and chopped
  12. 3garlic cloves minced
  13. 1 tspthyme
  14. 1 1/2 lbground beef
  15. 1 cfrozen peas
  16. 1 cfrozen corn
  17. 2 tbspflour
  18. 2/3 cchicken broth
  19. 1 tbspfresh parsley

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 400°

  2. 2

    Make mashed potatoes: In a large pot, cover potatoes with water and add a generous pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and cook until totally soft, 16 to 18 minutes. Drain and return to pot.

  3. 3

    Use a potato masher to mash potatoes until smooth.

  4. 4

    Add melted butter, milk, and sour cream. Mash together until fully incorporated, then season with salt and pepper. Set aside

  5. 5

    In a large, ovenproof skillet over medium heat, heat oil

  6. 6

    Add onion, carrots, garlic, and thyme and cook until fragrant and softened, 5 minutes

  7. 7

    Add ground beef and cook until no longer pink, 5 minutes more. Drain fat

  8. 8

    Stir in frozen peas and corn and cook until warmed through, 3 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.

  9. 9

    Sprinkle meat with flour and stir to evenly distribute. Cook 1 minute more and add chicken broth

  10. 10

    Bring to a simmer and let mixture thicken slightly, 5 minutes

  11. 11

    Top beef mixture with an even layer of mashed potatoes and bake until there is very little liquid visible and mashed potatoes are golden, about 20 minutes. Broil if desired

  12. 12

    Garnish with parsley before serving

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Comments

Larry Mitchell Jr.
Larry Mitchell Jr. @cook_13580127
I cooked this recipe with leftover pulled pork!!!! It was pretty tasty!!! Thanks for sharing.

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