Meatball Shepherds Pie Food

MEATBALL SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine ground beef. parsley, mustard, flour, egg, salt, pepper, powder and beef broth. Blend with a fork.
• In a 4-5 quart pan over high heat, bring brown onion gravy to a boil; add sherry and reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Quickly shape the beef mixture into 1 inch balls and drop into gravy. When all are in, cover and simmer until meatballs are no longer pink in the center, 10-12 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer meatballs (some of the onions will come too) to a bowl.
• Boil gravy over high heat, stirring often, until reduced to about 2 cups, apprx 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and remove half to be used another time. Return meatballs and any accumulated juice to gravy, mix gently.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, with a mixer or potato masher, mash potatoes with 2 TBSP butter and the cream cheese until smooth. If desired add just enough beef broth to moisten potatoes to be able to squeeze them through a pastry bag. Add cheese, salt and pepper to taste.
• Spray a shallow 3 1/2 to 4 quart casserole with cooking spray. Spread 2/3 of the potato mixture evenly over bottom. Add meatballs and gravy. Spoon remaining potato mixture decoratively around edge of meatball mixture or spoon into a pastry bag with 1 inch star or round tip and pipe around the edge. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake pie in a 400°F oven until gravy is bubbling and potatoes are browned, 30-35 minutes.
• Brown Onion Gravy:.
• Peel and finely chop 2 cups onions In a 4-5 quart pan over medium high heat, stir onions in 2 TBSP butter (I used 1) until richly browned, 13-15 minutes. Add 2 tsp sugar and stir for 2 more minutes. Add 3 TBSP flour and stir until browned 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 3 cups fat skimmed beef broth. Return to high heat and stir until boiling.

MEATBALL PIE

Steps:

• put 1 pie crust in pie pan.
• cook potatoes in beef stock with onion and parsley.
• when soft mix the flour into the sour cream and add to stock will be thick you want it tight.
• in bottom of pie shell add the defrosted meatballs add peas.
• add coleslaw mix.
• then add potato mixture over the top.
• top with other pie crust.
• bake 400 for 30 minutes until golden brown.

MEATLESS SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Boil potatoes and parsnips until tender. Drain. Using a potato masher, mash potatoes and parsnips. Add soymilk, garlic, butter and mash until smooth. Salt and pepper to taste. Set topping aside.
• Heat oil in a medium-large pan. Add onion and carrot to pan and cook on medium heat until onions are soft. Add mushrooms and meat substitute and sauté for 4 minutes.
• In a small bowl slowly mix the flour into the vegetable stock. Add vegetable stock mixture and peas to pan.
• Mix in Worcestershire, sage, red pepper. Cook down to a gravy like consistency. Pepper to taste.
• Transfer filling to a oven proof dish, spread the potato parsnip mash over it.
• Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes.

SHEPHERDESS' PIE

Steps:

• Start by making Bechamel Sauce: Melt 1/4 cup butter, then whisk in 3 tablespoons flour; cook for a minute, then slowly stir in 1 1/2 cups warm milk (can microwave milk a minute beforehand to warm it). Cook this, stirring constantly till it thickens and coats spoon. Set aside till ready to use.
• Combine 3/4 cup of Bechamel Sauce with onion, egg, cracker crumbs, parsley, salt, thyme, red pepper, and vinegar.
• Add this sauce mixture to meat and toss with two forks to mix lightly (don't overwork meat) Put this all into a casserole dish, level off top and make a slight indent with back of spoon (just like with meatloaf).
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, occasionally using a spoon to remove fat that collects in the indentation.
• Combine potatoes with remaining Bechamel Sauce.
• Remove meat from oven, sprinkle with the cheese, top with potatoes. Sprinkle with the paprika. Bake an additional 20 minutes.