Is looking for a shepard pie recipe!

I was wondering if anyone had a decent shepards pie recipe they would be will to share. My OH absolutely love pasties, banger and mash, ect...i absolutly have never made any of these things and im trying to expand my cooking skills other than out of a box, hamburger helper ramen ect....just looking for something differnt

Don't have time right now, but I'll put one on tomorrow!

try these links they have recipes on. theres one for a shperds pie one for a cottage pie and another for stew and dumplings. the stew would go down a treat if he likes the others.


http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/9644/nofuss-shepherds-pie

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/775643/cottage-pie

http://britishfood.about.com/od/recipeindex/r/beefstewdumps.htm

I can't cook to save my life but this did make me giggle!

Good luck

I love sheppards pie

just make it up as you go along you will suprise yourself

Im not a fan of it tbh, i dunno why. It's no different than mince and spuds but it just is sooo different hahah

this is how I do it lol

Cook your mince in water, with an onion added, oxo cube (veggies optional).
Cook potatoes seperately (amount is up to you).
Once mince is cooked, thicken with gravy.
have an oven proof dish and use a ladle to put mince into it (don't take too much gravy with it. Put mashed potatoes on top and spread it out to cover it (carefully). Sometimes I will put sliced tomato on top and grated cheese. Place under the grill to brown the top and then its done Use the left over gravy to add once its on your plate

when making the mash i put a sweet potatoe in soemtimes it adds extra flavour tastes lovely

My recipe:

Put potatoes on to boil. Once cooked, mash with a little butter & milk & leave to cool.
Peel & dice some carrots & then boil for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, brown a diced onion in butter (gives a better flavour) & then brown the mince (I use quorn) with the onion. Add the carrots, a tin of chopped tomatoes with the juice, a stock cube (or two) & a little water to stop it drying out - mix well. I also add some Herbs Provencal, or Mixed Herbs.
Transfer to an ovenproof dish & spoon over the mashed potato. Use a fork to roughen the surface & then dot some butter over the top.
Put on to middle shelf of the oven & cook at 180 degrees for about 20 - 30 minutes, depending on your oven. Once the potato is nice & golden it's done.

Caryll wrote:My recipe:

Put potatoes on to boil. Once cooked, mash with a little butter & milk & leave to cool.
Peel & dice some carrots & then boil for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, brown a diced onion in butter (gives a better flavour) & then brown the mince (I use quorn) with the onion. Add the carrots, a tin of chopped tomatoes with the juice, a stock cube (or two) & a little water to stop it drying out - mix well. I also add some Herbs Provencal, or Mixed Herbs.
Transfer to an ovenproof dish & spoon over the mashed potato. Use a fork to roughen the surface & then dot some butter over the top.
Put on to middle shelf of the oven & cook at 180 degrees for about 20 - 30 minutes, depending on your oven. Once the potato is nice & golden it's done.

Our recipes are very similar! I just add peas (and use lamb mince... but I really like quorn... best vegetarian alternative I've ever had... made chilli with it a few times even ) and my mum always uses a little bit of butter when frying, because it does taste better... good thing she doesn't fry too much A bit of salt and cracked pepper in the mix tastes awesome along with some dried rosemary

Thanks for them all. I am super excited to try them all.

i'm not a fan of Shepherd Pie but did find this recipe, its the mashed potato I cant stand.:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/shepherds_pie_54694

I could live on meat and potatoes

kathytake2 wrote:i'm not a fan of Shepherd Pie but did find this recipe, its the mashed potato I cant stand.:

My sister's the same, so instead of mash, she cuts the spuds into thin slices & layers them on top. Then she dots them with butter & sticks it in the oven.