A Good Old English Shepherds Pie Recipe

This is my first Instructable, its a recipe for shepherds pie that was taught to me by my mother when I was young. As I have grown up I have made some of my own additions and changes to it.

I hope you like it.

Step 1 The Ingredients

Heres what you'll need to make shepherds pie;

500g Lamb Mince
1 Handful of Mint
1 Medium Onion
6 Medium Potatoes
4 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
4 or 5 Medium Carrots
3 Anchovy Fillets
Salt & Pepper
50g Butter
1 Egg Yolk
Olive Oil
1/2 Glass Red Wine
Dried Rosemary
400ml Lamb or Veg Stock
2 Large Handfuls of Frozen Peas
Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp Brown Sugar

Comments

[forestpagan]

looks good - if you grate cheese over the potato it becomes cumberland pie...apparently ;)

[PKTraceur]

Nice recipe. Can you get conversions though? it would help loads.

[PKTraceur]

under the potatoes, i would suggest adding corn,cheese, and maybe a little more meat.

[cedrikleblanc]

English shepherd's pie looks good, in Quebec we top a layer of minced meat, a layer of kerneled corn and a layer of mashed potatoes, this is the basic but there is many variations. I'll definitely try this one though, makes me think of what my granny used to cook.

[Darren.]

You should try putting graded cheese underneath the Potatoes. that tastes good

[gavnet]

I bet... A cheesy surprise.

[carpespasm]

A good thing to do is to shake plenty of paprika over top. I need some sheperd's pie now......

[gavnet]

That sounds great, I shall give it a go. My mum likes to put grated cheese on top before putting it in the oven, might be worth a try. Thanks.

[Mr. Rig It]

This is one of the best recipes I have seen so far on Instructables. You have made it look so easy and it looks soooo GOOD! Great job on a first instructable, it is well written, the photos are great, capitalization and grammar are in good order. I will be look out for more form you. Great Job!

[gavnet]

Thank you, I'm looking forward to doing my next Instructable... I just need to think of one now.

[incorrigible packrat]

Tasty looking recipe, but by Her Majesty's decree, you are obligated to insert the caption, "Shaky shaky; Wakey wakey" , in the Worcestershire sauce photo in step 6.

[andyhuntdesigns]

Fantastic! I haven't had shephard's pie in years, but now I MUST!

[Llewellyn]

yummmm. i want some right now...

[chalky]

that looks like a mighty fine shepherds pie matey:) my mouth is watering mmmmmmmm