Name: Shepherd's Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 g Lamb; 1 Onion; 2 Carrot; 150 g Peas; 2 tbsp Tomato Paste; 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce; 300 ml Beef Stock; 1 kg Russet Potatoes; 80 g Butter; 100 ml Milk; 2 sprigs Thyme

British · Dinner · All year

Shepherd's Pie

4.6 · community

30m

Prep

45m

Cook

Easy

Level

560

Energy

Lamb and vegetables in rich gravy under a duvet of buttery mash, raked and baked until the peaks brown. Comfort with a crust.

What you need

Ingredients

Servings

Before you start

Mise en place

Equipment

Large skillet

Chef's knife

Cutting board

Prep checklist

Lamb — ground (or beef, for a cottage pie)

Onion — diced

Carrot — diced

Milk — warm

4 steps

Method

Boil the potatoes until tender, 15 minutes; mash with butter and warm milk until smooth. Season boldly.

15 min — timer available in cooking mode

Why this works

Warm milk keeps mash fluffy; cold milk seizes it gluey.

Brown the lamb; add onion and carrot and soften 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, thyme, and Worcestershire.

10 min — timer available in cooking mode

Add stock and simmer until the gravy thickens, 10 minutes; fold in peas.

10 min — timer available in cooking mode

Spread the filling in a dish, crown with mash, and rake the surface with a fork. Bake at 200°C until the peaks bronze, 25 minutes.

25 min — timer available in cooking mode

Why this works

The fork furrows aren't decoration — ridges brown, and browning is flavor.

From the pass

Chef's notes

Taste before serving and adjust salt and acid — the last 30 seconds of seasoning matter more than any single ingredient.

Afterwards

Keep, reheat & pair

Storage

Refrigerate in an airtight container up to 3 days; reheat gently with a splash of water.

Freezing

Freezes well up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge before reheating.

Reheating

Reheat gently: covered in a 160°C oven for 15 minutes, or in a pan over medium-low with a splash of water or stock. The microwave works at 50% power in short bursts — full blast toughens proteins.

Make ahead

Most braises and sauces improve overnight. Sear-and-serve dishes: do every step up to the final cook, then finish fresh.

Wine pairing

Match the weight of the dish — ask the AI Chef for a specific bottle.

Beer pairing

Match intensity: lagers for delicate dishes, amber ales for roasted flavors, stouts for the rich and braised.

On the plate

Serve it with

Sides

Crusty bread or buttered rice

A sharp green salad

Roasted seasonal vegetables

Garnish

Fresh herbs added off the heat

A squeeze of lemon

Flaky salt

Taste map

Flavour profile

Sweet

Salty

Sour

Bitter

Umami

Heat

Per serving

Nutrition

560

kcal

30g

protein

46g

carbs

28g

fat

fiber

520mg

sodium

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