Scalloped Shepherd'S Pie Recipe
Ingredients
| Small onion | 1 | |
| Sunflower oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Button mushroom | 2 Ounce, sliced | |
| Lean lamb - 12 ounces, minced | ||
| Bay leaf | 1 | |
| Large baking potato - 1 | ||
| Swede | 6 Ounce | |
| Large carrot - 1 | ||
| Chicken stock | 3/4 Pint | |
| Plain flour | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Tomato puree | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Worcestershire sauce | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Dijon Mustard | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Cider | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Sugar | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Cheddar Cheese | 2 Ounce | |
| Parsley | 1 Tablespoon, chopped | |
| Salt | 1 To taste | |
| Black pepper | 1 To taste | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. In a frying pan, heat oil, add chopped onion and cook until softened, add sliced mushrooms and stirring until well combined.
2. Add the lamb and bay leaf to the pan and cook for a further 2-3 minutes until browned, stirring to break up any lumps. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Peel and slice the potato and put in a pan of boiling salted water. Cook for about 5 minutes until just tender, then drain and leave to cool.
4. Peel and cut the swede into thick slices. Peel the carrot, cut in half, then cut into thick slices. Put the swede and carrot in a saucepan with ½ pint of stock. Simmer for about 5 minutes until just tender.
MAKING
5. To the lamb mixture, add flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring, add tomato puree, Worcestershire sauce and the remaining stock, cover and simmer gently for 6-8 minutes until tender.
8. In a blender, add mustard, cider, sugar and blend.
9. Drain the vegetables and add the cider mixture to the pan. Cook over a high heat until the liquid is syrupy.
FINALISING
10. In a flameproof dish, add lamb mixture, remove the bay leaf and arrange the potatoes on top.
11. Grate the cheese over the top and grill until golden.
12. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper and stir in the parsley.
SERVING
13. Serve the pie hot accompanied with seasoned vegetables.
1. In a frying pan, heat oil, add chopped onion and cook until softened, add sliced mushrooms and stirring until well combined.
2. Add the lamb and bay leaf to the pan and cook for a further 2-3 minutes until browned, stirring to break up any lumps. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Peel and slice the potato and put in a pan of boiling salted water. Cook for about 5 minutes until just tender, then drain and leave to cool.
4. Peel and cut the swede into thick slices. Peel the carrot, cut in half, then cut into thick slices. Put the swede and carrot in a saucepan with ½ pint of stock. Simmer for about 5 minutes until just tender.
MAKING
5. To the lamb mixture, add flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring, add tomato puree, Worcestershire sauce and the remaining stock, cover and simmer gently for 6-8 minutes until tender.
8. In a blender, add mustard, cider, sugar and blend.
9. Drain the vegetables and add the cider mixture to the pan. Cook over a high heat until the liquid is syrupy.
FINALISING
10. In a flameproof dish, add lamb mixture, remove the bay leaf and arrange the potatoes on top.
11. Grate the cheese over the top and grill until golden.
12. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper and stir in the parsley.
SERVING
13. Serve the pie hot accompanied with seasoned vegetables.
Chef
