Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, shepherd's pie. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Want To Learn How To Make Delicious Pies? Although it is called a pie it doesn't use any pastry and is so cheap, quick and easy to make, you'll enjoy making it! The "traditional" Shepherds Pie was made with minced lamb because that was abundantly available, England didn't have lots of cows but there were plenty of sheep.

Shepherd's pie is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Shepherd's pie is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook shepherd's pie using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Shepherd's pie:

1. Make ready sunflower/vegetable  oil
2. Prepare large onion
3. Prepare carrots
4. Prepare Green/yellow bell peppers
5. Get pack lamb/beef mince
6. Take tomato purée
7. Take potato,cut into chunks
8. Make ready butter
9. Make ready milk
10. Prepare Cheese(Parmesan or mozzarella)

Best Shepherd's Pie This is the best shepherds pie recipe I've ever had, and it comes from a friend who was a whiz at pinching pennies without sacrificing hearty flavor.—Valerie Merrill, Topeka, Kansas Traditionally, shepherd's pie is made with lamb (hence the name). However, as the dish gained wider popularity outside of its native English homeland (where using beef would make this a cottage pie), beef became a common substitute, especially in America where it's more widely available than ground lamb. This shepherd's pie features the traditional minced lamb, but from there the recipe takes things in a sweet-and-savory direction. "This is a Moroccan take on shepherd's pie," says Maryam. "With lamb and turmeric simmered with cinnamon, raisins, and sweet potato. This dish also looks pleasant and each happy eater gets their own ramekin!" Irish Shepherd's Pie.

Instructions to make Shepherd's pie:

1. Heat the oil in a pan, then soften the onion, peppers and carrots for a few mins. When soft, turn up the heat, crumble in the lamb/meat and brown, tipping off any excess fat. Add the tomato purée, season to taste then cover and cook.
2. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 160C/ gas, then make the mash. Boil the potatoes in salted water for 10-15 mins until tender. Drain, then mash with the butter, cheese and milk.
3. Put the mince sauce into an ovenproof dish, top with the mash and ruffle with a fork. Bake for 20-25 mins until the top is starting to colour and the mince is bubbling through at the edges. Sprinkle cheese on top. Leave to stand for 5 mins before serving.

Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie would actually call for ground lamb. The difference between Shepherd's Pie and Cottage Pie is the meat. Cottage Pie uses ground beef, while Shepherd's Pie uses ground lamb. I called this recipe Shepherd's Pie. But, I wrote the recipe so that you could use ground beef or ground lamb.

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