Shepherd's Pie recipe
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I played around with a couple of different Shepherd's Pie recipies and came up with a variant that the boys and I really liked. Give it a go and tell me what you think. I take a gravy shortcut because I'm not that great at gravy and I love saving the time. If you come up with more improvements, let me know!
Kupkake’s Shepherd's Pie
Prep Time; 25 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Ingredients
* 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes
* 2 tablespoons sour cream
* 1 egg yolk
* 1/2 cup whipping cream
* Salt and black pepper
* 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
* 2 lb. pounds ground beef
* 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
* 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
* 1 Red Pepper
* 3 stalks celery
* 1 tsp rosemary
* 1 tsp thyme
* 1 tsp basil
* 2 heaping tsp chopped garlic
* 12 crimini mushrooms, chopped
* 1 jar prepared gravy
* 2 teaspoons Worcestershire
* 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
* 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl. Combine sour cream, egg yolk and cream. Add the cream mixture into potatoes and mash until potatoes are almost smooth.
While potatoes boil, preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil to hot pan with beef. Season meat with salt and pepper. Brown and crumble meat for 3 or 4 minutes. Drain meat and set aside. Heat onions and garlic about 4 minutes. Add carrot, celery, and onion to the pan. Add mushrooms and return the meet to the pan. Cook veggies with meat 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add gravy. Add Worcestershire sauce to taste.
Preheat broiler on high. Spoon meat mixture into a casserole dish. Sprinkle Cheese over the meat mixture. Spoon potatoes over meat & cheese evenly and create little peaks. Top potatoes with paprika and broil 6 to 8 inches from the heat until potatoes are evenly browned. Top casserole dish with chopped parsley and serve.
I played around with a couple of different Shepherd's Pie recipies and came up with a variant that the boys and I really liked. Give it a go and tell me what you think. I take a gravy shortcut because I'm not that great at gravy and I love saving the time. If you come up with more improvements, let me know!
Kupkake’s Shepherd's Pie
Prep Time; 25 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Ingredients
* 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes
* 2 tablespoons sour cream
* 1 egg yolk
* 1/2 cup whipping cream
* Salt and black pepper
* 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
* 2 lb. pounds ground beef
* 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
* 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
* 1 Red Pepper
* 3 stalks celery
* 1 tsp rosemary
* 1 tsp thyme
* 1 tsp basil
* 2 heaping tsp chopped garlic
* 12 crimini mushrooms, chopped
* 1 jar prepared gravy
* 2 teaspoons Worcestershire
* 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
* 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl. Combine sour cream, egg yolk and cream. Add the cream mixture into potatoes and mash until potatoes are almost smooth.
While potatoes boil, preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil to hot pan with beef. Season meat with salt and pepper. Brown and crumble meat for 3 or 4 minutes. Drain meat and set aside. Heat onions and garlic about 4 minutes. Add carrot, celery, and onion to the pan. Add mushrooms and return the meet to the pan. Cook veggies with meat 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add gravy. Add Worcestershire sauce to taste.
Preheat broiler on high. Spoon meat mixture into a casserole dish. Sprinkle Cheese over the meat mixture. Spoon potatoes over meat & cheese evenly and create little peaks. Top potatoes with paprika and broil 6 to 8 inches from the heat until potatoes are evenly browned. Top casserole dish with chopped parsley and serve.