Traditional Shepherd's Pie

Ingredients

• For the potato topping:
• 2 pounds Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup milk, warm
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, to taste
• For the filling:
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 pounds ground lamb
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 7 ounces yellow onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and grated or finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 3 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 pound carrots, peeled and diced small
• 6 ounces parsnip, peeled and diced small
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 3/4 cup Guinness
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup beef stock, low sodium

Instructions

• For the potato topping:

• To an outsized pan add the potatoes, add cold water till the potatoes area unit coated and convey to a boil. flip right down to a coffee boil and cook for twenty minutes till tender.

• Drain the potatoes a cullender, and add back to the pan. Mash till swish and add the butter, milk, salt and pepper to style. combine well and put aside.

For the filling:

• heat up kitchen appliance to 350° F.

• Add oil to a 10-inch forged iron frypan over medium-high heat and add ½ of the bottom lamb. If the pan is just too thronged, the meat won't brown, it'll boil. Season with half the salt and pepper, sauté till brunette, calling it off the meat because it browns. Drain the meat keeping the fat within the pan and transfer to bowl or plate and repeat with the opposite ½ of the lamb, salt and pepper.

• flip the warmth right down to medium and sauté the onions for concerning five minutes till softened. Add the garlic and thyme, cook for three minutes. Add fixings and blend well.

• Add the carrots, parsnip, peas, Guinness, condiment and stock. Simmer for 20-25 minutes till the liquid has reduced and therefore the carrot and parsnips area unit tender. style for seasoning and add salt and pepper if required. shut down the warmth.

• unfold the potato mixture (or pipe with a piping bag for an ornamental look) over the meat mixture. confirm you create very little peaks in order that they get a pleasant brown alter the kitchen appliance.

• Place the pan onto a baking sheet and bake within the kitchen appliance for twenty five minutes or till the highest is golden brown.

• take away from the kitchen appliance and permit to sit down for ten minutes before serving.