Shepherd’s Pie

This submit is subsidized by way of the NC department of Agriculture & client offerings. I obtained monetary compensation, as well as free product, in alternate for sharing my experience journeying a nearby grass-fed red meat farm. thanks, Ray family Farms, for hosting my go to and providing the foundation for my shepherd’s pie recipe.

I believe the exceptional dishes start with love and this shepherd’s pie has were given it in spades. With its savory beef and veggie filling topped with decadent mashed potatoes, it’s excellent served while the climate’s cold and you’re craving a stick-to-your-ribs consolation food dinner.

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Shepherd’s Pie

Prep Time: 15 minutes  Cook Time: 30 minutes  Total Time: 45 minutes

Tonventional shepherd’s pie is made with lamb, but this version makes use of floor beef. It’s conventional comfort meals and a fave bloodless climate dinner. This recipe feeds 4 hungry humans however can stretch to feed six when you have other things (i.e. salad, greens) at the facet.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tablespoon butter
• ½ large yellow onion, diced (about 1 cup)
• 1 pound ground beef
• 3 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 4 large carrots, diced
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 4 medium russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 inch chunks
• ¼ cup unsalted butter, cubed
• 1/3 cup beef stock
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ½ teaspoon black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Bring a pot of water to a boil. add the potatoes and boil them for 10-15 minutes or until fork gentle.
2. While the potatoes are boiling, soften the butter in a massive skillet. upload the onions and carrots and cook them till they start to soften, approximately eight-10 mins. add the garlic and beef, the usage of a spatula to break it up as it chefs. upload 1 teaspoon of salt.
3. Sprinkle the flour over the pinnacle of the red meat and stir. upload the red meat stock and Worcestershire sauce. allow it simmer till the juices thicken.
4. Drain the potatoes and go back them to the pot. Mash the potatoes to break them up. upload the butter and heavy cream. preserve mashing until the potatoes are clean and the cream and butter is incorporated. Season with the black pepper and 2 teaspoons of kosher salt.
5. Upload the peas and parsley to the pork and vegetables and stir to combine. pinnacle the red meat with the mashed potatoes and unfold them into an even layer. Sprinkle the grated Parmesan over the top of the potatoes.
6. Turn the oven to broil. location the skillet on a sheet pan (in case something bubbles over the edges of the skillet) and place it underneath the broiler. preserve and eye on it and as soon as the potatoes start to take on a few golden edges, do away with it from the oven and serve.