Anyone have a good recipe for "Shepard's Pie?"

Question

thanks -- so far so good.

BEN: yank? i think not .. but thank you so so much for pointing that out. im sure no one got what i was really talking about except maybe fly on the wall ... oh but no ... i wasn't talking about that kind .. but thanks for your recipe though ... im still waiting on that recipe from Ben though ... what he doesn't know what it is? well he knows how to spell it so i just assumed... oh well you know what they say about assuming anything ... lol

Answer 1

Shepherd's Pie Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. ground beef or chicken

1 can italian tomato paste

1-2 cans kitchen cut green beans

1 can sliced mushrooms

1 C. shredded cheese of your choice

mashed potaoes to cover receipe

Cook meat until done. Add tomato paste and stir to combine. Put meat mixture in bottom of a large pie plate or deep casserole dish. Layer green beans, mushrooms, then cheese. Cover to the edge with the mashed potatoes leaving a hole in the center for a vent. Heat in a 350-degree oven untill bubbly. Remove from oven, and let stand for 10-15 minutes.

i usually make it when i have leftover real mashed potatoes but i will use instant every once in awhile

real mashed potatoes are better

Answer 2

I'm sorry but you cannot make this dish properly with hamburger meat.   I don't know what these other people are thinking.  What they have described to you is the kind of Shepherd's Pie that you would expect to get at Denny's.  

The term "shepherd's pie" suggests sheep, correct?  That means you need to roast a leg of lamb first.

1. Wait until lamb goes on sale.

2. Buy a medium sized leg.  Don't pay extra for boneless.  Trust me.

3. Bone the leg by running your knife down along the whole length of the bone and then just carving it out of the leg.  It does not have to be pretty and it is actually good if you leave a fair amount of meat on the bone.

4. Tie up the boned leg, stick about 30 slivers of garlic into it with your paring knife, and roast on a rack according to the instructions in your everyday cookbook.  I do hope you know how to make a roast.  You need to cook it well enough to get a decent amount of gravy.

5. Remove the roast, tent it with foil, and let it cool for half an hour.  In the mean time take the pan drippings and try to get as much gravy as you can out of it.  Hopefully you know how to do this also.  For God's sake do not use canned gravy or any kind of store-bought gravy mixes.  You need only canned beef broth, water, flour, and a bit of salt (perhaps a little Maggi seasoning) to make terrific gravy.  At this point you can refrigerate the whole roast in a ziploc bag until the next day if you are managing your time that way.  But you must make the gravy the same day as you do the roast.  I seriously doubt you will be able to avoid the temptation to nibble on the delicious end-slices from the roast which will be crispy with tasty rendered lamb fat.

6. When you are ready to assemble the pie, first prepare a huge batch of mashed potatoes (probably 3 pounds of russet or yukon gold spuds).

7. Put the gravy (2 to 3 cups) in the bottom of a well-greased 13x9 glass casserole dish or a medium hotel pan.  

8. Slice the roast not too thinly, and make the pieces about 1 inch squares.  Place as much meat as you wish on top of the gravy.

9. Top the whole thing with the mashed potatoes.  

10. Bake in a 325 oven until nice and bubbly and hot.  

11. Take the meaty bone from when you boned the roast and convert it into proper scotch broth, for which you will need also a rutabaga, a parsnip, a few carrots, some celery, perhaps an extra beef bone or two from the butcher, an onion, and of course a half cup of pearl barley.  You can actually freeze the whole soup prior to cooking the vegetables right in a big ziploc bag, and then you take it out, thaw it, and simmer for 45 minutes for a quick meal.

Now believe me, when you take this dish to a potluck dinner, if the guests are civilized people, the entire thing will be gone in ten minutes because nobody will be able to get enough. They will be l*****g your hotel pan to get the last drop of gravy.

A whole leg should give you two 13x9 pans worth or one full sized hotel pan, but then you should plan on at least 5 pounds of potatoes.

Answer 3

I have a good and easy recipe.  Brown and drain a pound of hamburger, add 2 cans condensed vegetable soup.  Heat and let simmer 10 minutes.  Add a little water if it still seems too thick.  Pour into casserole dish and top with mashed potatoes (instant is fine).  Bake until bubbly.  30 minutes?  Top with a little shredded cheddar and serve.

Answer 4

d**n yank, don't even know how to spell it.

Answer 5

Fry 1 lb. ground beef with onion, salt and pepper. Next, mixed ground beef with 1 can vegetable beef soup, 1 can beef gravy and 1 can mixed vegetables, top with mashed potatoes (I use instant), bake at 350 until bubbly, then sprinkle with some co-jack cheese and bake until melted. Very good!

Answer 6

Ingredients:

2 -3 lbs Hamburger Meat (lean) Or Ground Turkey

1 med Onion

2 stalks Celery

1/2 Green Pepper (1 whole pepper if small)

6-10 Green Olives pitted chopped

5 cups Mashed Potatoes

1 can 12 oz Tomato Paste

12 oz Cheddar/ or American Cheese

1 tsp Garlic

1 tsp Onion Powder

1-1/2 tsp Oregano

Salt and Pepper to taste

1/4 cup water

Directions:

Step 1 ...Cut up your celery and onion in bite size pieces, saute in a little oil, until onion is translucent. Remove vegetables, add hamburger and cook until done. (If you are using Ground Turkey add directly to the pan of celery and onion and pepper, cook until done, no need to drain).

Drain grease and return hamburger to pan with the celery and onion and green olives. Add all your spices and 1/4 cup water. Let simmer 10 minutes. Add your tomato paste mixing well.

Step 2 ..Instant potato's work best with this recipe since it is a quick meal for an entire family. Make your potato's according to the directions, approximate 5 cups. (For added flavor to your potatoes, add some onion powder, salt and pepper, or what ever spices you like. (A TBL of mayonnaise will make them rich in flavor and very few know why your potato's are so great!)

In a casserole dish place the meat mixture on the bottom, cover with potatoes and top with the cheese.

Bake on 350 degree's for 20 minutes. Or you may put in microwave to a few minutes to melt the cheese!

Answer 7

here is an easy recipe

Shepherd's Pie

INGREDIENTS:

5 potatoes, peeled and

quartered

1 pound lean ground beef

1 (4 ounce) can sliced

mushrooms

1 (15 ounce) can mixed

vegetables

1 (10.75 ounce) can  condensed cream of

mushroom soup

1 (10.75 ounce) can

condensed cream of celery

soup

salt and pepper to taste

3 tablespoons butter

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.

2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook potatoes in boiling water until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain, reserving some of the cooking liquid. Mash potatoes with a little of the cooking liquid. Set aside.

3. In a large skillet, cook ground beef until brown over medium-high heat. Drain fat from pan. Stir in mushrooms, mixed vegetables, mushroom soup, celery soup, and salt and pepper; heat through. Pour into prepared baking dish, cover with mashed potatoes, and dot with butter.

4. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until potatoes are golden and beef and vegetable mixture is hot and bubbly.