Shepherds Pie?

Question

Anyone have a good recipe? I need to make it for a lot of people. Probably around 20-25 of them.

Answer 1

Shepherds Pie.
500g (1lb) Minced Lamb.(beef will do)
1 Large onion.
2 Beef cubes.
1 ½ C Water.
½ C Frozen peas.
½ C Diced carrot.
2T Cornflour.
4C Potato. (mashed)
½ C Grated cheese.
Seasonings.
Chop onion and brown lightly, add mince and brown. Crumble in the stock cubes, add 1C of water, carrots and peas.
Simmer for 10 minutes
Thicken with cornflour mixed with ½ cup water and cook for a couple of minutes.
Spread out in a pie or baking dish and cover with mashed potatoes. Sprinkle with cheese and bake at 190C (375F) for 20 minutes until the potato has browned and the cheese has melted.
Feeds 4 adults.

Answer 2

Shepherd's Pie

2 lbs. ground beef
1 onion, chopped into about 1/2 inch sizes
1 packet of brown gravy mix (it can be McCormick's or cheap-o store brand, but not bullion)
1 lb. fresh or frozen peas
2-3 cups mashed potatoes made and ready to serve

Brown the ground beef in a pan. Drain off the fat. Add the gravy mix and maybe a teaspoon or 2 of water - if necessary and stir together. The gravy mix is the flavoring for the beef. Fill the bottom of the pan with the beef mixture.

Put the onions in the frying pan you used for the beef (do NOT wash the pan first), and saute. Add a teaspoon or 2 of water towards the end to keep the onions and stuff from sticking, then spread the onion in a layer on top of the beef.

Add a layer of peas, then spread a layer of mashed potatoes on top.
Bake at 350 for about half an hour to 40 minutes and serve.

Answer 3

The two names are used interchangably for any pie/casserole with chopped meat and a mashed potato crust. There is a tendency to use shepherd to refer to lamb, but it's only a tendency. The term cottage pie has been traced all the way back to 1791 (though it's uncertain if it referred to this type of dish). ,We will probably never know exactly why it was named that way. My guess is that it was a humble, easy to make pie. Made with leftovers and no pastry crust required. So it is easy to produce in a simple cottage.

Answer 4

SHEPHERDS PIE (Gods Gift)

1 c. butter, softened
6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled
4 eggs
2 c. confectioners' sugar
3/4 c. peanut butter (smooth - not chunky)
1 c. heavy cream
1 baked 10 inch pie shell

Beat eggs with 3/4 cup of the butter, the melted chocolate and the sugar for 5 full minutes (until smooth and thick).
In separate bowl, beat peanut butter with remaining 1/4 cup of butter. While beating, add 1/3 cup of the cream, to make the peanut butter of spreadable consistency that will swirl into chocolate mixture. Spoon chocolate mixture into pie shell. Swirl peanut butter into chocolate mixture. Beat remaining heavy cream until thick. Spread on top of pie. Refrigerate until served.

Answer 5

You can use a baking tray and make any sort of meat casserole or stew then grease b-dish put in the meat casserole or stew in the b-dish,boil a heap of potato's,mash them up with butter and milk and spread over the meat put some cheese on top and bake until Golden brown and serve.

Answer 6

Just make beef stew, pour in a shallow-ish pan, and spread mashed potatoes on top. Bake until the potatoes are a bit crusty, about 20 min. Easy-peasy.

Answer 7

20-25 people ???
You'll need 2 large caserole dishes...about 8"by 16"- oiled or buttered
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
Ingredients--------
6 lbs Red Bliss potatoes unpeeled ...cut into 1/6ths
6 lb ground lamb ( or 3 lbs ground and 3 lbs diced lamb meat)
2 Tablespoons olive oil
3 large yellow onions- small dice
3 garlic cloves minced or pressed
6 sprigs Thyme minced ( if fresh) or 1 Tablespoon dried Thyme
1 lb frozen corn kernals
1 lb frozen chopped green beans
1Tablespoon white pepper
1 stick softened butter ( 4 ounces)
1/8 cup melted butter (1 ounce)
1/2 cup cream
4 Tablespoons flour
Salt to taste
8 eggs separated
Put cut potatoes into large pot....cover 1 inch above surface with water add Tablespoon salt and boil until ready to mash
While potatoes cook...In a LARGE pan on high heat, add olive oil until hot, when hot add meat, onion,and garlic and dust with flour. Stir thyme into browning meat.When meat is mostly cooked add corn/beans and cook till they are thawed.Scoop 1cup potato water and add to meat/veggie mix and bring to boil until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and divide mixture between caserole dishes. When potatoes are ready....drain then add softened stick of butter and cream then mash till smooth .
Beat egg yolks into potatoes while adding salt and white pepper to taste.
Whip egg whites to soft peaks and fold into potatoes, Top the caserole dishes with equal thickness of potato, then brush with melted butter and bake until potatoes almost double in size....20 -40 mins depending on oven !!

Answer 8

I use ground beef.
Fry ground beef with onion,salt and pepper.
Place in a baking pan
Mix in one can cream of mushroom soup or leftover gravy.
Add vegetables on top.I use corn niblets but you can use mixed veg.etc.
Top with mashed potatoes and sprinkle paprika on top.
Bake at 325 degrees for apprx.50-60 mins.

This recipe is for about 2 lbs. ground beef. You can use a good quality instant potato for topping.

Answer 9

Brown the ground beef, add instant potatoes (already mixed up) on the meat, top with cheese and then sprinkle with Paprika. Put in oven until cheese melts and it is done.

Answer 10

shepherds breakfast: 2 eggs and a piece of ewe..........