Today we had some torrential rain. I'm talking biblically heavy rain. It was an absolutely perfect day for comfort food, so I decided to make Shepard's Pie for dinner. I'd never made it before, but it's a dish I've always enjoyed. Last week I saw a re-run of the Good Eats episode in which Alton Brown makes Shepard's Pie and it looked tasty and pretty simple, so I decided to give it a try.
The ingredients are nice and simple: ground meat, potatoes, onion, carrots, broth, peas, corn, herbs, and tomato paste. As a bonus, they're also cheap. The recipe calls for ground lamb, but I decided to change it to ground sirloin instead because Ty isn't a big fan of lamb.
The recipe is fantastically easy. Make some mashed pototaoes, and while they cook saute some onions and carrots, add some meat, season with salt and pepper, and brown gently. Then add some flour to absorb the liquid and thicken it into a nice gravy. Add some beef broth, herbs, a dash of worcestershire, some tomato paste, and simmer 10-15 minutes until it thickens. Put the whole thing in a baking dish - I used a 9x9 because it's what I've got (the recipe calls for a 7x11).
Then you smear the mashed potatoes across the top, sealing the edges with the potatoes so it doesn't bubble over. Back the whole thing in the oven at 400 for about 25 minutes, let cool, and enjoy.
Simple, cheap, and hearty.
The ingredients are nice and simple: ground meat, potatoes, onion, carrots, broth, peas, corn, herbs, and tomato paste. As a bonus, they're also cheap. The recipe calls for ground lamb, but I decided to change it to ground sirloin instead because Ty isn't a big fan of lamb.
The recipe is fantastically easy. Make some mashed pototaoes, and while they cook saute some onions and carrots, add some meat, season with salt and pepper, and brown gently. Then add some flour to absorb the liquid and thicken it into a nice gravy. Add some beef broth, herbs, a dash of worcestershire, some tomato paste, and simmer 10-15 minutes until it thickens. Put the whole thing in a baking dish - I used a 9x9 because it's what I've got (the recipe calls for a 7x11).
Then you smear the mashed potatoes across the top, sealing the edges with the potatoes so it doesn't bubble over. Back the whole thing in the oven at 400 for about 25 minutes, let cool, and enjoy.
Simple, cheap, and hearty.
That was your brother-in-law Tommy's favorite dish when he was a kid. I haven't made it in ages, but it is good!
ReplyDeleteI might be willing to try ground lamb. Most of my lamb experience is in kebabs and that's not my favorite application of any meat.
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