Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, family favourite shepherds pie. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This family favorite shepherd's pie is made with spicy ground beef, green beans, and a super easy buttery potato crust. Shepherd's pie is technically a savory meat pie made with ground lamb simmered in a gravy or broth. Vegetables are often layered under the meat or mixed with the meat.
Family favourite shepherds pie is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Family favourite shepherds pie is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have family favourite shepherds pie using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Family favourite shepherds pie:
- Prepare 2 tbsp olive oil
- Get 1 large onion, finely chopped
- Make ready 1 stick celery, finely chopped
- Prepare 3 medium carrots, finely chopped1 tbsp olive oil
- Make ready 8-10 potatoes, boiled and mashed with a little butter and salt to taste (you could do more if you like lots of mash on top like us!)
- Make ready 500 g lean beef mince
- Prepare 300 g frozen Quorn mince
- Prepare 350 ml veg stock - we use bouillon as its vegan and organic
- Get 1 beef oxo cube (optional if you're using beef mince)
- Get 1 tbsp plain flour
- Take 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- Take 1 level tsp smoked paprika
- Get 1 heaped tsp marmite (it makes all the difference - even if you're a marmite hater!)
- Take 1 tsp tomato puree
Loaded with meat and veggies and topped with potatoes and cheese, this warm dish is the ultimate comfort food. This easy Shepherd's Pie recipe was definitely one of those "rotation meals" in our family growing up. Its easy to make Family favourite shepherds. Great recipe for Family favourite shepherds pie.
Steps to make Family favourite shepherds pie:
- Heat the oil in a large pan (oven proof if possible to save on washing up!) Add the veg and cook for 10-15 mins until lovely and soft.
- Add the beef mince and cook for 5 minutes or so until browned. Now add the Quorn mince and cook for a few minutes.
- Sprinkle over the Oxo cube and paprika and stir into the mince. Add the balsamic vinegar and stir again. Add a few tbsps of stock and cook for a minute or two to allow the mince to absorb the flavour.
- Sprinkle over the flour and stir well into the mince mix. Gradually add half of the remaining stock and simmer for a few minutes. The liquid should start to thicken. At this point, add the marmite and the tomato puree and stir again.
- Add a little more of the stock and keep adding until the "gravy" reaches the desired consistency. You may not need all the stock.
- Season the mixture with salt and pepper and take off the heat. If you have time, let the mince mixture and the mash cool a little as it's easier to build the pie when its had time to cool down.
- When ready, pour the mince mix into a large ovenproof dish. Spoon the mashed potato on the top and fluff up with a fork.
- Cook in a preheated oven at 190˚ for about 25-35 minutes. (If you have left the mixture to cool completely beforehand, reduce the heat of the oven to 180˚ and cook for 40 - 45 minutes.)
- Serve with some fresh green veg whilst piping hot. Try not to fall out over the crispy bits!
We change this recipe regularly at home depending on what veg and meat/meat substitute we have in the freezer!! This kid friendly shepherd's pie recipe is a family favorite! It is a simple, classic Irish dish that even your picky eaters will love! If you are in search of an easy family dinner, then this recipe is for you! This easy Shepherd's Pie recipe was definitely one of those "rotation meals" in our family growing up.
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