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EASY CHESSY POTATO PIE RECIPE FREE

Bring everything to a simmer over medium-high heat and then lower and let it all hand out for 15 minutes. While that’s preheating, continue adding the Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, all the herbs, bay leaf, and beef broth. Make the gravy. Start by preheating the oven.Add garlic and season with spices and cornstarch. Add some oil to the pan and then cook the mirepoix vegetables until it softens. Drip the pan to remove the excess grease, or use a napkin to soak it up. Make the shepherd’s pie mixture. In a cast iron casserole dish, cook and crumble the ground lamb until the fat has rendered off.Stir in the egg yolk, cream cheese, butter, and Irish cheddar. I like to toss in a few cloves of garlic while they’re boiling to give them extra flavor! When the potatoes are done, drain them, and mash it with a potato masher. Prep the potatoes. Start by peeling the potatoes, cutting them into pieces, add them to a large pot of salted water and boil until they’re fork-tender.

EASY CHESSY POTATO PIE RECIPE FREE

Feel free to use whole milk here instead to make these a little lighter if you’d like.

Half and Half: Thins out the potatoes.

Not only does it give the potatoes such a rich and delicious flavor, but it also makes for a golden crust! Instead of using sour cream in my mashed potatoes, I like to use cream cheese for this one as it gives it a more delicious flavor.

Cheese: You’ll need both Irish cheddar cheese (or any other white cheddar) as well as softened cream cheese.

We’ll soften the butter and then add it to the mashed potatoes along with the cream cheese and cheddar cheese.

Softened Butter: you’ll need a few tablespoons of unsalted butter for this recipe.

I’ve tried it with both, and they work equally well.

Potatoes: Feel free to use Yukon gold potatoes or russet potatoes for this recipe.

You can also use chicken broth instead of beef if you prefer.

Liquids: Beef broth and Worcestershire sauce are critical to any good shepherd’s pie recipe.

This makes the recipe gluten-free friendly as makes the sauce silky smooth! Instead of using flour to thicken the mixture, I use cornstarch.

Seasonings: You’ll need the obvious ones like kosher salt and black pepper, but for my recipe, I also like to add a dash of ground cinnamon and nutmeg.

I don’t like to leave them in because I find it annoying to get a big bunch in a serving! Feel free to leave them in if that doesn’t bother you.

Fresh herbs: I use fresh rosemary, thyme, and a bay leaf. The herbs just simmer in the beef gravy for a bit before fishing them out.

Tomato Paste: Adds depth to the recipe.

I also like to have a few cloves on hand for the mashed potatoes!

Garlic: Press the garlic in a garlic press or mince it finely.Just be sure to rinse the green peas under cold water to thaw them before using. Frozen peas: I always have a bag stashed in the freezer.For this recipe, you’ll want to use equal parts of all three. Mirepoix: A mirepoix is a combination of chopped onions, carrots, and celery.If yours happens to be regular, make sure to drain as much of the grease from the meat once you’ve browned it in the skillet, before adding the other ingredients. Ground lamb: I try to find the leanest ground lamb that I can for this recipe.And yes, that does sound comforting, but I like to use a few additional ingredients to amp this dish up to a whole new level. It’s your simple mirepoix with ground lamb and mashed potatoes on top. Most of the time, I find shepherd’s pie to be a little on the bland side. Sure, every family has a version, and sure with every version, you’ll find something that is a little different. There’s something so magical about this easy shepherd’s pie recipe. It’s fall/winter/spring comfort food, and who can even say no to that? It starts with sauteed onions that we’ll cook down until they’re tender, celery, carrots, and of course, tons of garlic, because when do we not use ample amounts of garlic around here? Then there’s also this herb and spice-scented ground lamb (or beef) all blanketed with cheesy Irish cheddar mashed potatoes. Sure it’s humble food, but that doesn’t mean it has to be bland and boring. This isn’t any old shepherd’s pie recipe. Would you look at that bubbly brown, cheesy crust?