Dinner

Shepard’s Pie

Cook Time: 1 hour

Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 brown Onion, diced
  • 1 large Carrots, diced
  • 2 sticks Celery, diced
  • 500g Lamb mince
  • 200g baby spinach
  • 2 Tbsp Tomato paste
  • 1 Tbsp Worchester sauce
  • 2 Tbsp Plain flour
  • 2 cups Beef stock
  • 800g Potatoes, peeled, chopped
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 50g Butter, melted

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 200C.
  2. Heat oil in a large saucepan. Add onion, carrot and celery to the pan and fry on medium heat for 3-4min until softened. Add in lamb mince, cook for 3-4mins until it starts to brown. Mix through the Worchester sauce, tomato paste, plain flour and beef stock. Bring the boil and then reduce to a simmer. Cook for 10-15mins until it until it thickens, stir through spinach leaves.
  3. Meanwhile place the potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring the boil and cook for 15-20mins until they are soft. Drain water, then use a fork or potato masher to puree potatoes. Mix through butter and milk, season with salt and pepper.
  4. Pour lamb mince into a casserole dish and then spread potatoes over the mince. Bake in the oven for 30mins.