Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Favorite Shepherd's Pie

Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, shepherd's pie. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Shepherd's Pie is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Shepherd's Pie is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have shepherd's pie using 18 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Shepherd's Pie:

1. Make ready 2 lb ground lamb
2. Prepare 1 extra virgin olive oil
3. Get 1 salt
4. Prepare 1 sweet onion
5. Make ready 3 celery sicks
6. Take 3 carrots
7. Prepare 2 clove garlic
8. Take 2 cup Guinness
9. Get 1 box chicken broth
10. Take 2 bay leaves
11. Make ready 1 bunch fresh thyme
12. Prepare 2 lb potatoes
13. Make ready 1 cup heavy cream
14. Get 3 tbsp butter
15. Prepare 1 cup frozen peas
16. Take 1 cup frozen corn
17. Make ready 1/2 cup flour
18. Take 1/4 cup tomato paste

Steps to make Shepherd's Pie:

1. Chop the lamb into 1/2 inch cubes. In a small bowl mix 1/2 c flour and salt to taste. Coat a large pan with olive oil and bring to medium high heat.
2. Lightly toss lamb in flour salt mixture and then brown on all sides. Remove the lamb from the pan and replace olive oil.
3. Chop onion, celery, and carrots and add them to the pan. Stir frequently until veggies are soft, 8-10 min. Add chopped garlic and cook 2-3 min.
4. Add the lamb back to the pan along with 1/4 cup of tomato paste. Cook an additional 2-3 min. Mix well.
5. Add Guinness to the pan and cook until it reduces by half. Add chicken broth so that the lamb is submerged. Add bay leaves and thyme. Bring to a boil, then allow to simmer partially covered for one hour. Add more broth as needed and stir occasionally.
6. Peel and chop potatoes into 1/2 inch cubes. Put in a separate pot and add water until they are covered. Salt to taste. Allow to boil until the chunks can be easily mashed.
7. In a separate pan bring the heavy cream to a boil. Drain the potato cubes, add hot cream and cold butter. Mash thoroughly.
8. Add frozen corn and peas to lamb mixture. Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes and allow broth to reduce.
9. Preheat broiler on low.
10. Discard bay leaves and thyme and transfer lamb mixture to a baking pan. Spread the potatoes over the top and broil until the potatoes brown.
11. Remove from broiler and enjoy!

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