I need a really good Shepards Pie recipe?

Question

I want to make a Shepard's Pie but there are so many versions out there....I don't know what to choose....Does anyone have one that is really flavorful? Also maybe one that is cheesy?

Answer 1

SHEPHERD'S PIE  

1 lb beef / lamb / veal and pork (mixed)

5 oz chopped onion

3 tablespoons butter or oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 1/4 cup stock / gravy / meat jelly

1 teaspoon flour or cornstarch

tomato paste

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, or

1 1/2 teaspoons wine vinegar

thyme, salt, pepper, cayenne

2 lb potatoes

1 cup milk (about)

3 oz butter

1 tablespoon grated dry cheddar

1 tablespoon grated Parmesan

Chop, process or mince the meat. Cook onion in the fat until soft. Add the meat and garlic, stirring well; then raise the heat so that the meat browns.

Turn it over in large sections with a spatula, so that it browns all over. Pour off any surplus fat.

Add some of the liquid and bubble gently for 5 minutes. Sprinkle on flour or cornstarch, stir again and add the remaining liquid.

Let it bubble to a rich sauce, adding the various flavorings to taste.

Meanwhile scrub, boil and peel the potatoes.

Set aside a couple and slice them thinly. Mash the rest with the milk and butter, seasoning to taste. Put the meat into a shallow dish.

Spread the mashed potato on top and, with the slices, make a ring around the edge. Scatter the cheese over, and brown under the broiler at a moderate heat, or at the top of a hot oven.

Answer 2

This is from kraft food and family so I think they mean to use premade stuff but I make mashed taters from scratch as well at the beef gravy. But over all it is a very very very ymmu recipe and quickly baceame a fam favorite in my house. It is sooooooo simple and good. I probably make this 3-4 times a month. I did just copy it from kraftfoods.com but I swear it is tried and true.

Shepards Pies:

1 lb. ground beef 2 cups  hot mashed potatoes 4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed 1 cup  KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese, divided 2 cloves garlic, minced 4 cups  frozen mixed vegetables, thawed 1 cup beef gravy PREHEAT oven to 375ºF. Brown meat in large skillet. Meanwhile, mix potatoes, cream cheese, 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese and the garlic until well blended.

DRAIN meat. Return to skillet; stir in vegetables and gravy. Spoon into 9-inch square baking dish; cover with potato mixture and remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese.

BAKE 20 min. or until heated through.

Answer 3

Traditional Shepherd’s Pie.

1 minced onion

1/4 tsp. hot pepper sauce

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

3 c. minced cooked lamb

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 c. hot milk

6 med. peeled boiled potatoes

1 slightly beaten egg

4 tbsp. butter

1 1/2 c. gravy

1/4 tsp. pepper

Sauté onion in 1 tablespoon butter until soft, but not brown. Remove from heat; mix in meat, gravy, pepper and Worcestershire sauce, and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Beat until fluffy potatoes, remaining salt, and butter, pepper, and hot milk. Put meat mixture in 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Top with fluffy potatoes, score with fork to make a pattern. Brush with egg. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.

If made with beef mince it would be a Cottage Pie.

Answer 4

Yummy- Shepherd's pie and Cottage pie are favorites- this one has cheesy mashed potatoes on top.

This is how to make a real English shepherds pie, made with lamb. If made with beef, it would be known as cottage pie.

Cheesy Shepherd's Pie

1 onion, diced

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 lb. lamb, minced

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 large carrot, diced

1 beef stock cube

1 lb. chopped tomatoes

1 tablespoon corn flour

3 tablespoons tomato puree

pinch of salt and pepper

2 lb. potatoes

1 stick butter

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Firstly, heat the olive oil in a pan, add the onion, garlic and carrot and cook until soft. Add minced lamb and stock cube, then cook until the mince is brown and shows a crumbly texture. Stir in the tomatoes and tomato puree, and add the corn flour. Leave to simmer, stirring occasionally, for about fifteen minutes, or until thickened.

Meanwhile, peel and chop potatoes and boil until soft, then mash them with the cheese, butter and salt and pepper to taste.

Put the filling into a deep dish, then top with the mashed potatoes and put under a warm grill (broiler) until the top is brown and crisp.