Hello there, how are you guys
doing? We are almost at the last leg of the challenge on the 19th
day and it is S today. I have one of my comfort foods today for S. I love it
because of its simplicity and warmth and a million thanks to the person who
invented it. It is Shepherd’s Pie!! It is quick, simple, easy and so no
nonsense kind of food. I love it in the
winters and the times when I don’t want to do something elaborate!
It’s a meat pie from the British
Cuisine and I love old fashioned British food because ethey are really simple
yet so yummy. I am such a Jamie Oliver follower – this one is not his recipe
though. I don’t remember when and where I had it first but I remember making it
for a long time.
It is one of those pies where you
don’t need a short crust or you don’t need any flour at all. It’s gluten free!
There is also something called a
cottage pie and that’s almost similar only it’s done with ground beef where as
this is done with ground lamb. In case you are a white meat lover you can use
this same recipe and replace lamb with minced chicken.
Now let’s get into making it.
All that you need
This recipe is for two people
- Ground lamb – 250 gms
- Onion – 1 chopped
- Carrots – 1 chopped
- Garlic – 4-5 cloves – minced
- Potato – 4 large boiled potato
- Olive oil – 2 tablespoon
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Smoked Paprika – 2 teaspoon
- Butter – 2 teaspoon
- Cheese – grated cheddar – 2 tablespoon
Let’s get started
In a skillet heat olive oil
Add garlic and sauté in the oil
Add onions and fry till
translucent
Add carrots and fry for 2 minutes
Add ground meat and fry for 5-6
minutes till you see oil oozing out from sides
Add seasoning and smoked paprika.
(I have added little coriander seed powder for that extra zing)
Cook till meat is tender. It
should take about 4 more minutes
In a mixing bowl mash the boiled and
peeled potatoes.
Add little butter and salt while
making this mashed potato
Arranging the Pie
In a pie dish put the meat
mixture and top it off with a layer of mashed potato
Sprinkle some shredded cheese on
top
Bake it in a pre-heated oven at
180 degrees for 30 minutes or till the top layers turns golden.
Now wasn't that a really easy rustic recipe. You can improvise on a lot of things. You can use a piping bag to pour the mashed potato and make some designs, you can make some designs with the form as well - I have done that but not quite visible here.
Anyways enjoy and let me know if its HOT or NOT
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