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Shepherds pie recipes - 16 recipes

A genuine Shepherd's pie recipe, also called cottage pie, is made with mashed potatoes and minced beef. Shepherd's pie can also made with lamb, mashed carrots or even fish with an interesting pollock curry alternative.

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Have your daily does of comfort with this pie recipe!

  • 250g Butcher's Selection Lean Beef Steak Mince or Lean Beef Steak Mince
  • 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp. tomato ketchup
  • 100ml beef stock (made with half a stock cube)
  • 1 tbsp. brown sauce
  • Half 400g pack Fresh Tastes Carrot and Peas
  • 2 level tsp. corn flour
  • 300g Maris Piper, Desiree or King Edward potatoes (peeled weight), cut into even-sized pieces
  • 300g Sweet Potatoes (peeled weight), cut into even-sized pieces
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 15g butter
  • 15g grated Cheddar cheese
  • Trimmed Fine Beans, to serve
4.8/5 (7 Votes)

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Peel and chop the potatoes and carrots

  • 1 small pollock fillet (or 1/2 large fillet)
  • 200 ml single cream, (3% fat)
  • 1 heaped tsp curry powder
  • 500g carrots
  • 500g of potatoes
  • a little grated cheese
4.5/5 (20 Votes)

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For the potato topping, add the potatoes to a pan of boiling water with the turmeric and salt

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 4 cloves
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 green cardamom pods, 1 black cardamom pod
  • 2 dried red chillies
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 3 onions, 2 finely chopped and 1 sliced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 500g boned leg of lamb, diced
  • 1½ tbsp ginger and garlic paste
  • 200ml stock or water
  • 2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 700g lean lamb mince
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 25g plain yoghurt
  • ½ sweet potato, finely diced
  • 100g celeriac, finely diced
  • 100g turnip, finely diced
  • 2 tsp chopped fresh coriander leaves and stalks
  • For the potato topping
  • 200g floury potatoes, peeled and quartered
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • pinch of salt
  • 25g butter
  • 15g cheddar, grated
  • For the spice mix
  • 3 green cardamom pods
  • 2 star anise
  • 2cm piece of cinnamon stick
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
4/5 (31 Votes)

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This is a favourite in our household

  • 8 medium potatoes
  • 2 shallots
  • 2 onions
  • 2 large carrots
  • 4 thighs of duck confit (Confit de canard)
3.6/5 (148 Votes)

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Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5

  • 1 kg quality boneless shoulder of lamb
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 lugs olive oil
  • 1 red onion, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 2 sticks celery, trimmed and roughly chopped
  • 1 carrot, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 50 g higher-welfare pancetta, roughly chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 small bunch fresh rosemary, leaves picked
  • 400 g tinned plum tomatoes, chopped
  • 250 ml organic lamb or vegetable stock
  • 1 kg Desirée potatoes
  • 200 ml milk
  • 2 knobs butter
4/5 (2 Votes)

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Season lamb and beef in a large bowl

  • 450g lean minced lamb
  • 450g lean minced beef
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 250g onions (finely chopped)
  • Garlic clove (peeled and crushed)
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (finely chopped)
  • 12½g flour
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree
  • 75ml red wine
  • 25ml Worcestershire sauce
  • 500ml beef stock
  • Pre-cooked mashed potato (enough to cover)
3.9/5 (13 Votes)

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Wholesome winter meal

  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2-3 medium carrots, chopped
  • 500g pack lamb mince
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • large splash Worcestershire sauce
  • 500ml beef stock
  • 900g potatoes, cut into chunks
  • 85g butter
  • 3 tbsp milk
3.4/5 (54 Votes)

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This is Andrew's favourite dish and as such it has to be published here

  • 4 large potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
  • Big knob of butter and a dash of milk
  • 50g grated Cheddar
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 3 carrots, peeled and diced
  • 450g minced lamb
  • 2 tablespoons plain flour
  • 200ml lamb stock
3.8/5 (76 Votes)

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Slice half a truffle into thin slices and then the crush finely the other half

  • 7 potatoes
  • 1 small black truffle
  • 4 pieces of foie gras
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • salt, ground pepper
4.1/5 (14 Votes)

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Recipe for a simple mid-week meal

  • 500g Minced Beef
  • 1 Large Onion
  • 3 Carrots
  • A Handful of Peas
  • Tomato Purée
  • Gravy Granules
  • 5-6 Potatoes
  • Butter
  • Milk
  • Cheese (optional)
3.3/5 (142 Votes)

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