Shepherd's Pie

Name: Shepherd's Pie
Ingredients: 1000 g potato; 1 × onion; 2 × garlic cloves; 2 × carrots; 2 × celery stalks; 30 ml vegetable oil; 500 g minced lamb; 5 ml salt; 2 ml black pepper; 5 ml dried thyme; 5 ml dried rosemary; 20 g wheat flour; 300 ml beef stock; 15 ml tomato purée; 15 ml Worcestershire sauce; 150 g frozen peas; 50 g butter; 60 ml milk; 1 × egg

This comforting English dish features a savory minced lamb base topped with a creamy layer of mashed potatoes. It is baked until the top is golden and slightly crisp, making it a hearty choice for a family dinner.

Ingrediënten

1000 gpotato

1onion

2garlic cloves

2carrots

2celery stalks

30 mlvegetable oil

500 gminced lamb

5 mlsalt

2 mlblack pepper

5 mldried thyme

5 mldried rosemary

20 gwheat flour

300 mlbeef stock

15 mltomato purée

15 mlWorcestershire sauce

150 gfrozen peas

50 gbutter

60 mlmilk

1egg

Stappen

Boil potatoes

Peel 1000 g potato and cut them into large chunks, then place them in a pot of water and boil until soft.

Preheat oven

Set your oven to 200 °C so it is ready for the final baking phase.

Prepare vegetables

Finely chop 1 onion, 2 garlic cloves, 2 carrots, and 2 celery stalks.

Brown the lamb

Heat 30 ml vegetable oil in a large pan and fry 500 g minced lamb until it is fully browned.

Sauté vegetables

Add the chopped onion, garlic, carrots, and celery to the lamb and cook until the vegetables soften.

Season the meat

Stir in 5 ml salt, 2 ml black pepper, 5 ml dried thyme, and 5 ml dried rosemary.

Add flour

Sprinkle 20 g wheat flour over the mixture and stir well to coat the meat and vegetables.

Simmer the filling

Pour in 300 ml beef stock, 15 ml tomato purée, and 15 ml Worcestershire sauce, then let it simmer for 10 minutes until the sauce thickens.

Add peas

Stir in 150 g frozen peas and cook for 2 more minutes before removing the pan from the heat.

Mash potatoes

Drain the boiled potatoes and mash them thoroughly in a bowl.

Enrich the mash

Mix 50 g butter, 60 ml milk, and 1 egg into the potatoes until the texture is smooth and creamy.

Assemble the pie

Transfer the lamb mixture into a deep baking dish and spread the mashed potatoes evenly over the top.

Bake

Place the dish in the oven at 200 °C and bake for 25 minutes or until the potato topping is golden brown.