Recipe: Perfect Family favourite shepherds pie

Family favourite shepherds pie. Easy Shepherd's Pie is the perfect week-night dinner! Loaded with meat and veggies and topped with potatoes and cheese, this warm dish is the ultimate comfort food. This easy Shepherd's Pie recipe was definitely one of those "rotation meals" in our family growing up.

It's a firm family favourite and our. SORTED food and Lea & Perrins team up to show you how to cook the family favourite, Shepherd's Pie. The SORTED guys make this well loved dish their own by featuring a splash of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce into an untraditional tomato base to create a very special Sheperd's Pie. You can cook Family favourite shepherds pie using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Family favourite shepherds pie

1. You need 2 tbsp of olive oil.
2. Prepare 1 of large onion, finely chopped.
3. It's 1 stick of celery, finely chopped.
4. Prepare 3 of medium carrots, finely chopped1 tbsp olive oil.
5. It's 8-10 of potatoes, boiled and mashed with a little butter and salt to taste (you could do more if you like lots of mash on top like us!).
6. You need 500 g of lean beef mince.
7. It's 300 g of frozen Quorn mince.
8. You need 350 ml of veg stock - we use bouillon as its vegan and organic.
9. Prepare 1 of beef oxo cube (optional if you're using beef mince).
10. You need 1 tbsp of plain flour.
11. Prepare 1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar.
12. You need 1 of level tsp smoked paprika.
13. Prepare 1 of heaped tsp marmite (it makes all the difference - even if you're a marmite hater!).
14. You need 1 tsp of tomato puree.

This traditional Guinness Shepherd's Pie is a family favorite! It's easy to make, and is perfect for St. Patrick's Day and all year round. Remove the Guinness Shepherds Pie from the oven.

Family favourite shepherds pie instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large pan (oven proof if possible to save on washing up!) Add the veg and cook for 10-15 mins until lovely and soft..
2. Add the beef mince and cook for 5 minutes or so until browned. Now add the Quorn mince and cook for a few minutes..
3. Sprinkle over the Oxo cube and paprika and stir into the mince. Add the balsamic vinegar and stir again. Add a few tbsps of stock and cook for a minute or two to allow the mince to absorb the flavour..
4. Sprinkle over the flour and stir well into the mince mix. Gradually add half of the remaining stock and simmer for a few minutes. The liquid should start to thicken. At this point, add the marmite and the tomato puree and stir again..
5. Add a little more of the stock and keep adding until the "gravy" reaches the desired consistency. You may not need all the stock..
6. Season the mixture with salt and pepper and take off the heat. If you have time, let the mince mixture and the mash cool a little as it's easier to build the pie when its had time to cool down..
7. When ready, pour the mince mix into a large ovenproof dish. Spoon the mashed potato on the top and fluff up with a fork..
8. Cook in a preheated oven at 190˚ for about 25-35 minutes. (If you have left the mixture to cool completely beforehand, reduce the heat of the oven to 180˚ and cook for 40 - 45 minutes.).
9. Serve with some fresh green veg whilst piping hot. Try not to fall out over the crispy bits!.

This is a family favorite at our house and my kids love helping make the layers. I tried your recipe the last time I made my Shepherd's Pie but did half white potatoes and half sweet potatoes plus I used frozen organic peas, edamame and fresh organic carrots. Cheddar Topped Shepherd's Pie has a hearty, meat filling with a cheddar mashed potato topping. We've been updating some of our favorite recipes - and this Cheddar Topped Shepherd's Pie recipe was our second post ever published here on A Family Feast. Family meal times can be hard to juggle, especially if you have fussy eaters.