Shephards pie

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 228.8
  • Total Fat: 6.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 71.8 mg
  • Sodium: 136.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 25.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.6 g
  • Protein: 18.2 g

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Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    2 pounds potatoes, such as russet, peeled and cubed
    2 tablespoons sour cream or softened cream cheese
    1 large egg yolk
    1/2 cup cream, for a lighter version substitute vegetable or chicken broth
    Salt and freshly ground black pepper
    1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
    1 3/4 pounds ground beef or ground lamb
    1 carrot, peeled and chopped
    1 onion, chopped
    2 tablespoons butter
    2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    1 cup beef stock or broth
    2 teaspoons Worcestershire, eyeball it
    1 tablespoon tomato paste
    1/2 cup frozen peas, a couple of handfuls
    1 teaspoon sweet paprika
    2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Tips


Instead of using a baking dish for the Shepherd's Pie, keep the filling in the (ovenproof) sauté pan in which you cook it, top with the crust, and bake it all in the oven for a skillet version that won't dirty another dish.


Directions

Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl. Combine sour cream, egg yolk and milk. Add the milk mixture into potatoes and mash until potatoes are almost smooth.

While potatoes boil, preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil to hot pan with beef or lamb. Season meat with salt and pepper. Brown and crumble meat for 3 or 4 minutes. If you are using lamb and the pan is fatty, spoon away some of the drippings. Add chopped carrot and onion to the meat. Cook veggies with meat 5 minutes, stirring frequently. In a second small skillet over medium heat cook butter and flour together 2 minutes. Whisk in broth and Worcestershire sauce and tomatoe paste. Thicken gravy 1 minute. Add gravy to meat and vegetables. Stir in peas.

Preheat broiler to high. Fill a small rectangular casserole with meat and vegetable mixture. Spoon potatoes over meat evenly. Top potatoes with paprika and broil 6 to 8 inches from the heat until potatoes are evenly browned. Top casserole dish with chopped parsley and serve.



Serving Size: 8 servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AMBERDAV32.