Shepherd's Pie recipe: Here's how you can experiment with potatoes and meat

Shepherd’s Pie is a tritional dish from England. classic Shepherd’s Pie is me with lamb or mutton. People even prefer making it with beef. Shepherd’s Pie is basically a casserole with a layer of cooked meat and vegetables, topped with mashed potatoes and baked in oven until mashed potatoes are well browned.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 to 2 pounds potatoes (about 3 large potatoes), peeled and quartered
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 1-2 cups vegetables—diced carrots, corn, peas

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• 1 1/2 lbs ground round beef
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• Salt, pepper, or seasonings of choice

Preparation

Place peeled and quartered potatoes in a medium-sized pot. Cover with cold water. d a teaspoon of salt. Cook until it is tender, for 20 minutes. Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a large sauté pan in medium heat. d chopped onions and cook for about 6 to 10 minutes.

If you put vegetables, put it according to ir cooking time. Carrots should be cooked with onions because y take as long as onions to be cooked. If you are including peas or corn, d m at end when onions are cooked, or after meat starts to cook, as y take very less cooking time.

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d ground beef to pan with onions and vegetables. Cook until it is longer pink. Season with salt and pepper. d Worcestershire sauce and beef broth. Bring broth to a simmer and reduce heat. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes, ding more beef broth if necessary, to keep meat from drying out.

When potatoes are cooked, remove m from pot and place m in a bowl with remaining 4 tbsp of butter. Mash with a fork or potato masher, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Preheat oven to 400°F. Spre beef, onions, and vegetables in an even layer in a large baking dish.

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Spre mashed potatoes over top of ground beef. Rough up surface of mashed potatoes with a fork so re are peaks that will get well browned. You can even use a fork to make creative designs in mashed potatoes. Place in a 400°F oven and cook until it is browned and bubbling, about 30 minutes. If necessary, broil for last few minutes to help surface of mashed potatoes turn brown.

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