Spicy shepherds pie recipe

Spicy Shepherds Pie recipe

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Ingredients

1 kg	potatoes
50 g	butter
3 tbsp	milk
1 tbsp	oil
1 large	onion, finely chopped
2 clove(s)	garlic, crushed
	fresh root ginger, 2,5cm, peeled and finely grated
3 tbsp	medium or hot curry paste, see my recipes in the database
1 tbsp	tomato puree
400 g	lean minced lamb
1 tsp	salt
200 g	carrot, finely diced
140 ml	beef stock
1 tbsp	Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

Boil potatoes in some salted water until tender. Drain, add butter, milk and a little salt and pepper and mash until smooth. Set aside.

Heat oil in a large non-stick pan. Add onion, garlic and ginger and fry over a low heat for 5 minutes until softened. Add curry paste, tomato puree, minced lamb, salt and carrot and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring, or until mince is browned all over. Stir in beef stock and Worcestershire sauce and cook for 5 minutes, then remove from heat, pour into pie dish and level out. Cover with mashed potato and drag a fork over the top to create ridges.

Place in a pre-heated oven on gas mark 5 or 210 C degrees for electric and cook for 45 minutes. Serve as required.

Preparation time:
ca. 20 min
Cooking / Baking Time:
ca. 1 hr 20 min
Grade of difficulty:
medium
Calories per portion:
n/a