Recipe: Appetizing Classic Shepard’s Pie

Classic Shepard’s Pie.

You can cook Classic Shepard’s Pie using 17 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Classic Shepard’s Pie

1. Prepare 1 of large onion.
2. You need 2 of large potatoes.
3. Prepare 4 of garlic pearls chopped finely.
4. It’s 400 gms of minced goat/lamb’s meat.
5. It’s 150 gms of deskined and chopped veggies (sweet corn,French beans, green peas,carrots,etc).
6. You need to taste of Salt.
7. It’s 2 tablespoon of freshly crushed black pepper.
8. You need 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce.
9. You need 1 tablespoon of parsley finely chopped.
10. You need 300 gm of finely grated cheddar/parmesan cheese.
11. Prepare 2 tablespoon of olive oil.
12. It’s 1 tablespoon of red paprika/chilli flakes.
13. You need 150 ml of meat/veggies stock(quantity would vary as needed).
14. You need 1 cup of vegetable/meat stock.
15. It’s 50 gms of unsalted butter.
16. Prepare 4 tablespoon of milk.
17. It’s 1 tablespoon of finely chopped parsley (optional).

Classic Shepard’s Pie step by step

1. Heat olive oil in a non stick pan and add onions and garlic.
2. Sauté for 2-3 minutes on medium heat and add chopped veggies followed by minced meat.
3. Next add, salt to taste, 1 tbspn crushed black pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
4. Mix well and sauté for 5-7 minutes on medium heat.
5. Add paprika and mix well.
6. Reduce heat. Add meat stock..
7. Cook covered until veggies soften.
8. Meanwhile pressure cook or boil the potatoes.
9. After they cool off, deskin and mash them.
10. Place them in a bowl and add butter. Mix well.
11. Add salt to taste, remaining black pepper, milk and cheese.
12. Mix all the ingredients well.
13. Once the veggies soften and meat is semi cooked, take the pan off heat.
14. Grease a baking dish with some oil or melted butter.
15. Add the meat-veggies mix and layer well with the help of a spatula.
16. Add the mashed potato on TOP.spread and layer evenly over the minced meat layer, followed by parmesan cheese.
17. Bake at 180 degree celcius for 30-40 minutes or until the potato layer shows a lovely golden brown colour.
18. Take off oven and let cool a bit for sometime.
19. Sprinkle some finely chopped parsley on top(Optional).
20. Serve hot accompanied with breads or soups of your choice.
21. Bon Appetit!.