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Shepherd's pie
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Shepherd's pie

Savoury lamb mince and vegetables sit beneath a golden mashed potato topping.

Prep
20 min
Cook
55 min
Serves
4
Level
Easy
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Gather

Ingredients

  • 800 gpotatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 30 gbutter
  • 75 mlmilk
  • 500 glamb mince
  • 1onion, finely chopped
  • 2carrots, finely diced
  • 1 tbspplain flour
  • 1 tbsptomato purée
  • 300 mllamb stock
  • 1 tbspWorcestershire sauce
  • 100 gfrozen peas
  • salt and black pepper, to taste

Make

Method

  1. 1.

    Heat the oven to 200°C, or 180°C fan. Put the potatoes in a saucepan, cover with water and bring to the boil. Simmer until tender, about 15–20 minutes.

    20 minutes
  2. 2.

    Meanwhile, brown the lamb in a large frying pan, breaking it up with a spoon. Add the onion and carrots and cook until beginning to soften.

    12 minutes
  3. 3.

    Stir the flour and tomato purée into the lamb. Add the stock and Worcestershire sauce, then simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in the peas and season.

    15 minutes
  4. 4.

    Drain the potatoes thoroughly and mash with the butter and milk. Season to taste.

    3 minutes
  5. 5.

    Spoon the lamb filling into the dish. Spread the mash over it and roughen the surface with a fork.

  6. 6.

    Bake for 25–30 minutes, until the filling is bubbling and the topping is golden.

    28 minutes