Shepherd’s Pie

This recipe for roast beef mixture covered with a potato duvet has its roots in England, where it has been baked in various variations for hundreds of years under the original name of Shepherd’s pie.

Ingredients:

700-800 g of ground beef 200 g peas, fresh or frozen 250 ml of non-sticky beef stock 3-4 pcs garlic cloves 2 pcs carrots 1 pc onions 1-2 tbsp tomato puree 1/2 tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves a few drops of worcestershire sauce freshly ground pepper smooth flour butter salt For the potato quilt: 750 g of peeled potatoes 60 g of butter 60 g 4 tbsp full fat milk 3-4 tbsp whipping cream 1 pk egg yolk ground black pepper water salt

Procedure:

1. First boil the peeled potatoes until tender, once they are soft, drain the water and add butter, egg yolk, milk and cream to them, add salt and pepper, mash everything with a potato masher first, then use an electric hand mixer to help and whip the mixture into a smooth mash
2. Prepare the meat mixture; Fry the finely chopped carrots and onion in butter in a frying pan, once the onion has turned slightly golden, add the crushed garlic cloves to the pan and after a while the minced beef, fry everything, stirring constantly for another 3-4 minutes, lightly dust with flour and season the mixture with salt and pepper, mix everything thoroughly again
3. At this stage, stir the tomato puree, stock, worcester and chopped herbs into the meat mixture, cover with a lid and simmer on a low heat source for about 20 minutes, just until the meat mixture thickens and the meat is tender, finally stir in the peas
4. Prepare a roasting tin or other suitable baking dish, either a large one or several smaller ones
5. Spread the meat mixture on the bottom, then use a suitable kitchen tool to spread the mashed potatoes (if you want a decorative dish, put some of the mashed potatoes in a pastry bag and use a decorative tube to spray the surface of the baking dish decoratively)
6. Place in an oven preheated to 200 °C and bake until the mash is nicely golden, which will take 20-30 minutes, depending on the type of oven
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Recommendation:

In England, this is called a “small dish” and it’s called a “casserole”. It is a leftover dish, so the meat mixture is made from what is left in the kitchen, but the ground beef should be such a solid base, to which you can add anything, for example mushrooms, cauliflower, green beans, zucchini …