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#WFD – Easy Shepherd’s Pie
Stuck on what to make for dinner? Try this easy recipe.
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POLOKWANE – Known as being a classic, the Shepherd’s Pie is an easy and delicious meal which is usually enjoyed by all and made with made with minced lamb and a crust of mashed potato.
In early cookery books, the dish was a means of using leftover roasted meat of any kind, and the pie dish was lined with mashed potato as well as having a mashed potato crust on top.
Stuck on what to make for dinner? Try this easy recipe:
Ingredients
- 15ml olive oil
- 450g lean lamb mince
- 1 x onion, finely chopped
- 1 x carrot, finely chopped
- 1 x KNORR Beef Stock Pot
- 300ml water
- 30ml tomato ketchup
- 15ml worcestershire sauce
- 150g frozen peas
- 600g hot potatoes, mashed
- 100g cheddar cheese, grated
Method
- Preheat oven to 200°C.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan, over medium-high heat. Add the lamb mince and cook for 7-8 minutes or until brown, stirring regularly. Add the onion and carrot, cook for further 5 minutes.
- Stir in the Knorr Beef Stock Pot, water, tomato ketchup and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes then add the peas.
- Pour lamb mixture into a 25 cm deep dish, and top with mashed potatoes.
- Sprinkle with the grated cheese, and bake for 20-30 minutes or until golden and bubbling.
- Leave to stand for 10 minutes before serving.
This recipe was found on the What’s For Dinner website