secret seasoning Shepherd's pie dish

Preparation time: 30 minutes to 1 hour
Cooking time: 1 to 2 hours
4 servings

 

Make this evening a simple dinner winter, sprinkle a little grated cheese before baking for good measure.

 

Ingredients

• 50g/2oz drops
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 2 tnsp olive oil
• 900g/2lb minced lamb
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 4 bay leaves
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 v. tea essence of anchovy
• 2 cans diced tomatoes
• 4 c. teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• time 450ml/16fl oz chicken, beef or lamb
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

 

To puree

• 700g / 1 lb potatoes ½
• 55ml/2fl ounces milk
• 75g/3oz butter
• Egg yolk free range

 

Preparation Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas sixth
2. In a large nonstick saucepan from the heat of the drop. Add onions and cook for five minutes.
3. Meanwhile in a large skillet, heat a little olive oil and fry the ground meat, stirring, until browned all. While meat is frying, break up clumps with back of spoon.
4. Mix the onions and add the flour (this helps thicken juice) and mix. Mix well and add the bay leaves, thyme and anchovy essence and stir.
5. To add the onion mixture to chopped tomatoes, the time (keep some aside to put the mince pan to defrost pan) and Worcestershire sauce.
6. Add chopped cooked meat, then pour the mixture from time to clear thin pan, scraping up the bits of meat left in the pan. Pour the remaining sauce in a pan containing the mixture.
7. Bring mixture to a boil, add a pinch of salt and ground black pepper and simmer for about 45 minutes.
8. For the mash, boil potatoes, drain and place in a colander in a clean bowl. Add milk, butter and egg yolks, and mash. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
9. Put the meat in the baking dish and spread over the wort, smooth and a sign with a spatula.
10. Put the dish in oven and bake until bubbling and golden brown surface.

 

via bbc