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Very English Shepherd's Pie
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(Recipe ID: 155)
Serves 6
Preparation time: 30 minutes; Cook time: 1 hours
Source: Vito De Carolis
Very English indeed, try serving with a cool English ale.
Ingredients
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- 1 Large onion, chopped
- 3 Cloves garlic, chopped
- 3 tablespoons Butter or very good quality of beef drippings, suggested)
- 1 pound Beef, chuck or shin, minced
- 1/2 pound Lean lamb, minced
- 1 tablespoon Tomato paste
- 1/2 cup Dry white wine
- 1 cup Beef broth
- 3 1/2 teaspoons Cornstarch
- 2 1/2 pounds Potatoes
- 6 tablespoons Butter (for mashed potatoes)
- 1 cup Whole milk
- 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese, grated (English cheddar cheese)
- Fine sea salt and black peppercorn, freshly ground to taste *
Instructions
- In a large frying pan heat 3 tablespoons butter, add onion and saute' for 1 minute.
- Add minced meats; cook and stir over medium heat until browned, about 5 minutes.
- Mix in tomato, wine and half the beef broth.
- Shake cornstarch with remaining beef broth, and pour into the frying pan.
- Season well, particularly with the peppercorn, and simmer for 10 minutes..
- Put the minced meats into 1 1/2 quart casserole; set aside.
- Meanwhile boil potatoes in their skins, peel them, and mash them with 6 tablespoons of butter and milk.
- Spread the mashed potatoes over meat mixture; score top of potatoes withh tines of fork and sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
- Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake for another 3/4 hour.
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