Classic Shepherd's Pie Recipe
Classic and easy shepherd's pie recipe with ground beef, tender vegetables, and topped with silky and butter mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
- 2 mediumrusset potatoes (peeled and roughly chopped)
- 2 tbspbutter (salted or unsalted)
- ¼ cuphalf and half
- 1 tbspgarlic powder
- 1 ½ lbsground beef (or ground lamb)
- 1 cupcorn
- ½ cupcarrots (finely chopped (3 large stalks))
- ½ mediumonion (finely chopped)
- ½ cupcelery (finely chopped (2 large stalks))
- 3 tbsptapioca or arrowroot starch/flour (or sub with cornstarch or regular flour)
- ¼ cupvegetable stock (or sub with chicken or beef stock)
- 1Shallot
- Rosemary, pepper, salt, thyme, oregano
Directions
For the mashed potatoes
- 1
Fill a large pot of water and bring to a boil.
- 2
Peel the russet potatoes and roughly chop.
- 3
Add the potatoes into the boiling water and boil for 30 minutes or until fork tender. Strain and add to a mixing bowl
- 4
To the mixing bowl, add the butter, half and half, and mix with a hand mixer.
- 5
Add in the garlic powder, then fold together with a spatula. Mix until the garlic powder is incorporated then set aside.
For the meat filling/assembly
- 1
In a large skillet or frying pan, sauté the onions, carrots, and celery until fragrant and the onions become translucent.
- 2
To the same pan, and in the ground beef and let it brown. Continue to cook the ground beef and add in the corn.
- 3
Pour in the water or stock and stir in the flour to thicken the meat mixture.
- 4
Let simmer on low to thicken, stirring occasionally.
- 5
Preheat the oven to 375º. Pour the meat mixture into a cast iron skillet or oven-safe casserole dish and evenly distribute so there is an even layer of meat.
- 6
Add a few dollops of mashed potatoes on top, then smooth out with a spatula.
- 7
Sprinkle some paprika on top and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the top of the mashed potatoes is a golden brown and slightly crisp. Serve immediately.