Shepherd pie recipe
I would like to say this is an authentic British shepherd's pie, but I can't! It's really one of those things that here are about as many versions as there are cooks.
Anyway, here is how I make mine
SHEPHERD PIE
Ingredients
14 oz of minced lamb or beef*
1/4 pint lamb or beef stock
1 huge onion - chopped
7 oz of carrots
7 oz of canned tomato
Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp of flour
9 oz of good starch rich potatos
cream of evaporated milk
salt and fresh ground black pepper
Mature cheddar cheese - grated
*Note: technically if you use minced beef then it is a "cottage pie"
Method
1 - peel and set potatos to boiling for the mashed potato
2 - Heat oil and cook onions till they begin to change to translucent
3 - Add your meat and brown it
4 - Add stock, carrots, tomato, and a dash of Worcestershire sauce!
5 - cook, simmering and stirring for awhile ( about 5 mins )
6 - transfer to oven proof dish. The liquid should not come over the meat. If it does you can always put it back in the pan and reduce it a bit.
7 - Mash potatos with cream, black pepper, and salt
8 - Cover the meat with mash
9 - cover top with cheese!
10 - cook in the oven for about half an hour or until top is nice and crispy
Eat it and go yuuuuuuuuum!