Start by heating the oil in a largish frying-pan till very hot, add the onion, carrot and swede and cook them for about 5 minutes, keeping the heat high, to colour a bit at the edges, stirring them around. After that, combine the vegetables with the minced lamb, thyme, cinnamon and some seasoning and transfer the whole lot to an 18cm square baking dish (or similar).
Next, arrange the potato discs on top, slightly overlapping. The leeks should be cut vertically to halfway down and fanned out under cold, running water to remove any dirt, then sliced through to the bottom, then across very finely. Sprinkle the leeks all over the potato and follow that with the grated Cheddar.
Then put it into the oven for 35-40 minutes, till the top is crusty and golden.Let it settle for about 10 minutes before serving – a bag of ready-shredded spring greens would go down a treat with this. Note: for cottage pie, a 400g tin of M&S minced beef is every bit as good. If you use ready-prepared swede and carrot from elsewhere, it may be in larger chunks, which need to be chopped a bit smaller in the mini-chopper.
Last edited by family; 03/25/19 10:35 AM. Reason: need recipe.
Last edited by looney4labs; 03/25/19 11:20 AM.
family - it says at the bottom of the instructions that you can use beef instead of lamb.
I think cinnamon goes just fine with beef.
But what the heck is swede? And frozen mashed potato discs??
i will google them , it is Rutabaga, frozen mashed potatoes.
Last edited by family; 03/25/19 12:23 PM.
Thanks family. I guess I should have googled swede myself.
I don't eat mashed potatoes but what I am questioning on those is, they come in discs? Like patties or something?
no, just regular mashed potatoes.
I get frozen mashed potatoe discs from Schwan's. They're frozen disc shaped pieces of mashed potatoe that cook in the microwave. Then mash, add, butter, and milk and cook in microwave for about another minute. These are made of real mashed potatoes. So easy to make either a single serving or more.
family: This recipe uses different measurements and temperatures than we use in the U.S. This might be a bit more challenging than you think. looney's recipe might be a better choice.
Last edited by Sparkle; 03/25/19 12:53 PM.
I see that this is an English recipe. For the tin of meat it says (M&S), which stands for Marks & Spencer, and Aunt Bessie's is a very old brand in England.
I always use fresh lean ground beef in my shepherd pies, or when I lived in England, minced beef which is the same thing!
Yes. I noticed that too. Might not be something family would want to try.
i am going to try l4l recipe.
Here in the U.K. Shepherd's Pie is made with lamb.
If it's made with beef, however, it's called Cottage Pie.
Where did you get this recipe, family? Have you been watching BBC?
In a hurry? Serve and eat.
Last edited by family; 04/01/19 01:02 PM.