Shepherd’s pie in 30 minutes

Shepherd’s Pie, a British invention, was originally created as a way to use leftover from Sunday lunch: lamb and potatoes. If fried meat was prepared for lunch, the leftovers were baked in casserole under a crust of mashed potatoes and called “Деревенский пирог”. AT ремя: 40 мин. Difficulty: Easy Servings: 4 The recipes use measuring containers with a volume of: one cup (st.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (st.) – 120 ml 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml. 1tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

• 900 gr. peeled and diced potatoes
• 2 tbsp. l sour cream or soft curd cheese
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 tbsp. cream, for an easier option you can replace vegetable or chicken broth
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp. l extra virgin olive oil as well optional for frying
• 800 gr. ground beef or lamb
• 1 peeled and finely chopped carrot
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 tbsp. l (30 gr.) Butter
• 2 tbsp. l flour
• 1 tbsp. beef broth
• 2 tsp Worcester sauce
• 1/2 tbsp. frozen peas (a couple of handfuls)
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• 2 tbsp. l chopped fresh parsley leaves

Recipes with similar ingredients: potatoes, sour cream, cheese curd, eggs, cream, ground beef, carrots, onions, flour, Worcestershire sauce, peas, paprika, parsley

Recipe preparation:

1. Boil potatoes in salt water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain and transfer to a bowl. Mix sour cream, egg yolk and cream. Add the creamy mixture to the potatoes and mash to uniformity.
2. While potatoes are being cooked, heat a large pan in a strong the fire. Pour olive oil into a hot skillet and put beef or lamb. Season the meat with salt and pepper. Fry minced meat for 3-4 minutes If you use lamb, and on a lot of fat stood out in the pan, scoop out a portion liquids.
3. Add chopped carrots and onions to the meat. Cook vegetables with minced meat 5 min., stirring constantly. In the second small pan fry butter with flour over medium heat for 2 minutes. Enter broth and Worcester sauce. Let the gravy thicken for 1 minute. and add to meat and vegetables. Add the peas.
4. Preheat a broiler or oven with grill function well. Вput a rectangular shape for baking meat with vegetables. From above evenly distribute the potatoes. Sprinkle potatoes with paprika and bake at a distance of 15-20 cm from the heating element, while potatoes will not evenly brown. Sprinkle with a casserole dish chopped parsley and serve.