Here is a really good recipe that I wanted to share. If needed, you can make some substitutions here and there if you like. I used safflower oil instead of the canola and in place of the onion, I used mushrooms. For the veggies, I just used a cup of frozen mixed. If any of you try it, let me know what you think. I personally loved the results.


Ingredients
For the potatoes:

* 1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes
* 1/4 cup half-and-half
* 2 ounces unsalted butter
* 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
* 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* 1 egg yolk

For the meat filling:

* 2 tablespoons canola oil
* 1 cup chopped onion
* 2 carrots, peeled and diced small
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
* 1 teaspoon kosher salt
* 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons tomato paste
* 1 cup chicken broth
* 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
* 2 teaspoons freshly chopped rosemary leaves
* 1 teaspoon freshly chopped thyme leaves
* 1/2 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
* 1/2 cup fresh or frozen English peas

Directions

Peel the potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch dice. Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, uncover, decrease the heat to maintain a simmer and cook until tender and easily crushed with tongs, approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Place the half-and-half and butter into a microwave-safe container and heat in the microwave until warmed through, about 35 seconds. Drain the potatoes in a colander and then return to the saucepan. Mash the potatoes and then add the half and half, butter, salt and pepper and continue to mash until smooth. Stir in the yolk until well combined.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

While the potatoes are cooking, prepare the filling. Place the canola oil into a 12-inch saute pan and set over medium high heat. Once the oil shimmers, add the onion and carrots and saute just until they begin to take on color, approximately 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and stir to combine. Add the beef, salt and pepper and cook until browned and cooked through, approximately 3 minutes. Sprinkle the meat with the flour and toss to coat, continuing to cook for another minute. Add the tomato paste, chicken broth, Worcestershire, rosemary, thyme, and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer slowly 10 to 12 minutes or until the sauce is thickened slightly.

Add the corn and peas to the beef mixture and spread evenly into an 11 by 7-inch glass baking dish. Top with the mashed potatoes, starting around the edges to create a seal to prevent the mixture from bubbling up and smooth with a rubber spatula. Place on a parchment lined half sheet pan on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 25 minutes or just until the potatoes begin to brown. Remove to a cooling rack for at least 15 minutes before serving.

i looove shepherd's pie! but no onions or mushrooms for me

sedona wrote:

i looove shepherd's pie! but no onions or mushrooms for me

That's quite alright. Just use the mixed veggies instead. There is no set rule to making shepherd's pie.

pies should be sweet and sooo bad for your teeth, you need to brush them right after you had a bite. this is no pie!

Averzaath wrote:

pies should be sweet and sooo bad for your teeth, you need to brush them right after you had a bite. this is no pie!

QFT!

sheperd's pie FTW!

Averzaath wrote:

pies should be sweet and sooo bad for your teeth, you need to brush them right after you had a bite. this is no pie!

this is the pie before the pie dinner pie before dessert pie bob!

Dinner pie is an urban legend.

sedona wrote:

this is the pie before the pie dinner pie before dessert pie bob!

I'm always confused when people use "pie" to mean a dessert pie, not a meat pie.

Ick. Uck. Uck. No. I hate Shepherd's shenanagins with a burning passion. Even though I could quite well dedicate my time and passion elsewhere.

My mom made a apple pie ^^ woooow, I'm happy now

Great name for a Christian band

Not really.

Really!

I suppose. I don't think I'd take them seriously...what with 'Pie' in their name and all. I'd throw cake at them if I saw them live.

You bring cake to concerts?

Sure, don't you?

No!
I always tote along a batch of rotten tomatoes. Never know when you will need them

I know, I always need pie at some point!

IronGuardian wrote:

sedona wrote:

this is the pie before the pie dinner pie before dessert pie bob!

I'm always confused when people use "pie" to mean a dessert pie, not a meat pie.

Unless you're talking about a mincemeat pie, which throws off the whole system, plus rips holes in the space-time continuum every time a piece of it is consumed. Seriously, go try it. If you don't get sucked into the vortex of DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM then post here again...

^ "vortex of DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM"
me likes!!!

Mince meat pie RULZ!!!!!1

oldschooldoom wrote:

You bring cake to concerts?

No, but I would. I've brought other stuff to shows. Brookies, carrots, snacky stuff like that. If the band sucks, it makes for great, disposable ammo. But if they're good, then hey, why not get my mosh on and while munching on an organic stick of carroty goodness dusted in brookie crumbs? It simply SCREAMS for an ambulance if the carrot gets wedged into some poor sucker's forehead, which always adds a bit of excitement to a show.