My Shepherds Pie Food

MY MOTHER'S SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• For the potato topping: Peel and cube the potatoes into 1-inch dice. Put in a large pot and add enough cold water to cover the potatoes by 1 inch. Season the water with salt and bring to a boil. Boil the potatoes until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain the potatoes and pass through a ricer. Add the milk, sour cream, melted butter and egg yolks to the potatoes and stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Season with salt and pepper and reserve.
• For the filling: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a medium saute pan over medium heat, melt the butter with the olive oil. Add the pearl onions and cook, shaking the pan occasionally so the onions brown on all sides, until caramelized, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• In a large ovensafe shallow braising pan, heat the canola oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and rosemary and cook, stirring often, until the onions are slightly browned and soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the lamb and season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook until the lamb cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes. Add the tomato paste, flour and sherry vinegar and cook for 2 more minutes. Add the chicken stock, peas and carrots and pearl onions and bring to a boil. Season with salt and pepper and stir in the parsley.
• For the additional topping: Top the lamb mixture with an even layer of the potato topping. Drizzle with the melted butter and sprinkle with the Parmesan. Transfer to the oven and bake until the topping is lightly browned, about 40 minutes. Garnish with additional parsley.

MY MOTHER'S SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• For the potatoes: Peel and cube the potatoes into a 1-inch dice. Put in a large pot and add enough cold water to cover the potatoes by 1 inch. Season the water with salt and bring to a boil. Boil the potatoes until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain the potatoes and pass through a ricer. Add the milk, sour cream, melted butter and egg yolks to the potatoes and stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Season with salt and pepper and reserve.
• For the filling: Preheat the oven to 375˚ F. In a medium sauté pan over medium heat, melt the butter with the olive oil. Add the pearl onions and cook, shaking the pan occasionally so the onions brown on all sides, until caramelized, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• In a large shallow ovenproof braising pan, heat the canola oil over medium-high heat. Add the diced onions and rosemary and cook, stirring often, until the onions are slightly browned and soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the lamb and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until the lamb is cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes. Add the tomato paste, flour and sherry vinegar and cook for 2 more minutes. Add the chicken stock, peas and carrots and pearl onions and bring to a boil. Spoon off any excess fat. Season with salt and pepper and stir in the parsley.
• Top the lamb mixture with an even layer of the potatoes. For the topping: Drizzle the potatoes with the melted butter and sprinkle with the Parmesan. Transfer to the oven and bake until the potatoes are lightly browned, about 40 minutes. Garnish with additional parsley.

EASY SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Return meat to skillet. Add mixed vegetables and gravy; mix well.
• Spoon into 9-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Mix potatoes, cream cheese, garlic and 1/2 cup cheddar until blended; spoon over meat mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

HOMEMADE SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Cook potatoes in boiling water in large saucepan 15 min. or until tender.
• Meanwhile, brown meat with onions in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian dressing and Worcestershire sauce; mix well. Simmer on medium-low heat 5 min. or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Spoon into 8-inch square dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Drain potatoes; return to pan. Mash lightly. Add cream cheese; stir until melted. Stir in ranch dressing; spoon over meat mixture.
• Bake 20 min. or until casserole is heated through and top is golden brown.

MY FAVOURITE SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• In a skillet brown ground beef with onion, garlic salt, and Worcestershire.
• In a bowl combine soup and corn, then add the ground beef mixture and stir thoroughly.
• Spread the mixture on the bottom of a 9x12-inch glass baking dish.
• Prepare mashed potatoes and layer on top of meat mixture.
• Bake at 375°F for 45 minutes.
• Take out of oven, then cover with the cheese slices and place back in oven for an additional 15 minutes.

MY MOM'S SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Mix together cream of mushroom soup, kidney beans and cooked hamburger.
• Put in bottom of glass baking dish.
• Add mashed potatoes in an even layer on top of the mixture.
• Add cheese on top of mashed potatoes.
• Bake in 450°F oven for 20 minutes or until all of the cheese is melted.

SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Cook potatoes and garlic in boiling water in large saucepan 20 min. or until potatoes are tender. Meanwhile, brown meat in large nonstick skillet. Stir in flour; cook and stir 1 min. Add mixed vegetables, broth and ketchup; cook 5 min., stirring frequently.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Drain potatoes; return to pan. Add sour cream; mash until potatoes are smooth and mixture is well blended. Stir in 1/4 cup cheese.
• Spoon meat mixture into 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with potato mixture.
• Bake 18 min. Top with remaining cheese; bake 2 min. or until melted.

MY VERSION OF SHEPHERD'S PIE......

Steps:

• Combine the herbs and grind in a mortar (If you don't have a mortar and pestle, sort of crush them into your palm with your thumb, but be careful with the rosemary, it's pointy!).
• Boil potatoes until cooked through.
• Drain; mash or rice the potatoes.
• Add the butter and stir until the butter has melted.
• Add the heavy/sour cream.
• Stir until the potatoes are very smooth.
• In a frying pan, heat the bacon fat until hot but not smoking.
• Add the carrot, onion, and celery, stirring occasionally, until the carrots are tender.
• Add the ground beef and cook over medium heat, breaking up the meat as it cooks, until browned.
• Skim off all the fat but reserve any juices.
• Sprinkle the flour over the beef and cook, stirring, until the flour has dissolved.
• Add the beef stock, peas (I use the whole can, you may want to use less), rosemary and thyme, and a pinch each of the cloves and nutmeg.
• Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened.
• Turn the meat mixture into a 1 1/2 qt casserole, and even the mixture out with a rubber spatula.
• Gently spoon the potatoes over the top and smooth with a rubber spatula, using gentle sweeping motions.
• Sprinkle a little heavy cream over the top and bake in a 400 degree F oven for about 1/2 hour to heat through.
• The cream should brown over the potatoes.
• Serve warm.

SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cook potatoes in boiling salted water until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Drain potatoes and mash
• add 2 tbsp. of the butter and enough milk to have a firm but not runny consistency.
• Season potatoes with salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat 1 tbsp. butter in saute pan; add onion, and saute for 5 minutes.
• Add ground beef, and cook until beef is lightly browned; drain off any excess fat.
• Add carrots and mushrooms to beef and cook until tender, about 10 minutes, adding 1-2 tbsp. water to keep beef from drying out, as needed.
• Add Worcestershire sauce.
• Stir together and add beef broth and cornstarch; bring all to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Add nutmeg.
• Remove from heat.
• Place meat mixture into ovenproof casserole dish; cover with mashed potatoes.
• Sprinkle with paprika if you like.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes, or until potatoes are light golden.
• Serve.