Shepherd's Pie

Name: Shepherd's Pie
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons olive oil; 3 onions finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves finely chopped; 2 pounds freshly ground lamb; 1 (24-ounce) can tomato sauce; 1/2 pound butter; 1/2 cup flour; 1 cup burgundy wine; 4 tablespoons lamb base; 2 cups water; Salt and pepper, to taste; 2 teaspoons tarragon; 2 cups yellow corn, cooked; 1 cup green peas, cooked; 1 cup carrots, diced, cooked; 4 pounds potatoes (with skin), boiled; 1/2 gallon milk; 1/2 pound grated Parmesan cheese

18 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

4 tablespoons olive oil
3 onions finely chopped
3 garlic cloves finely chopped
2 pounds freshly ground lamb
1 (24-ounce) can tomato sauce
1/2 pound butter
1/2 cup flour
1 cup burgundy wine
4 tablespoons lamb base
2 cups water
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 teaspoons tarragon
2 cups yellow corn, cooked
1 cup green peas, cooked
1 cup carrots, diced, cooked
4 pounds potatoes (with skin), boiled
1/2 gallon milk
1/2 pound grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1

Heat oil in a large frying pan over low heat, then add onions and garlic.
2

Cook until soft, turn up heat and add the fresh lamb meat.
3

Stir until well browned.
4

Drain off fat and add the tomato sauce.
5

Make flour sauce: In saucepan cook 1/4 cup butter, add flour, stir and cook for a minute, then add burgundy wine, lamb base, and water.
6

Season with salt, pepper, and tarragon.
7

Simmer gently for 15 minutes, and then add yellow corn and green peas and carrots.
8

Mash the potatoes, and then add 1/4 pound butter and milk, season with salt and pepper.
9

Put meat mixture in individual 8-ounce dishes with approximately even portions and top with mashed potatoes.
10

Spread Parmesan cheese on top of each dish and put in a preheated 350 degree oven and brown until a golden brown color.
11

Serve with seasonal vegetables.