Shepherd's Pie

Name: Shepherd's Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 700g lamb mince; 2 carrots, diced; 2 stalks celery, diced; 1 large onion, diced; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 300ml lamb or beef stock; 1.2kg potatoes, mashed with butter and milk; 50g cheddar, grated

Classic British shepherd's pie, slow-cooked lamb mince simmered under a layer of creamy mashed potato. Roughing up the surface of the mash with a fork before it bakes is what creates all those little peaks that catch and crisp under the grill, rather than baking flat and smooth.

Total time

70 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

50 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

British

gluten-free

Ingredients

700glamb mince

2carrots, diced

2 stalkscelery, diced

1large onion, diced

2 clovesgarlic

2 tbsptomato paste

2 tbspWorcestershire sauce

300mllamb or beef stock

1.2kgpotatoes, mashed with butter and milk

50gcheddar, grated

Instructions

Brown lamb mince in batches. Remove excess fat.

Fry onion, carrot and celery 8 minutes. Add garlic and tomato paste.

Return lamb, add Worcestershire and stock. Simmer 20 minutes.

Spoon into a baking dish. Top with mashed potato, roughed up with a fork.

Scatter cheddar. Bake at 200°C for 25 minutes until golden.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

816

Protein

54g

Fat

38.7g

Carbs

60.6g

Fiber

8.6g

Sodium

337mg

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