Ingredients
For the potatoes:
- 1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes
- 1/4 cup half-and-half
- 2 ounces unsalted butter
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 egg yolk
For the meat filling:
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced small
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 pounds ground lamb
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons tomato paste
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons freshly chopped rosemary leaves
- 1 teaspoon freshly chopped thyme leaves
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen English peas
Directions
Peel the potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch dice. Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, uncover, decrease the heat to maintain a simmer and cook until tender and easily crushed with tongs, approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Place the half-and-half and butter into a microwave-safe container and heat in the microwave until warmed through, about 35 seconds. Drain the potatoes in a colander and then return to the saucepan. Mash the potatoes and then add the half and half, butter, salt and pepper and continue to mash until smooth. Stir in the yolk until well combined.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
While the potatoes are cooking, prepare the filling. Place the canola oil into a 12-inch saute pan and set over medium high heat. Once the oil shimmers, add the onion and carrots and saute just until they begin to take on color, approximately 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and stir to combine. Add the lamb, salt and pepper and cook until browned and cooked through, approximately 3 minutes. Sprinkle the meat with the flour and toss to coat, continuing to cook for another minute. Add the tomato paste, chicken broth, Worcestershire, rosemary, thyme, and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer slowly 10 to 12 minutes or until the sauce is thickened slightly.
Add the corn and peas to the lamb mixture and spread evenly into an 11 by 7-inch glass baking dish. Top with the mashed potatoes, starting around the edges to create a seal to prevent the mixture from bubbling up and smooth with a rubber spatula. Place on a parchment lined half sheet pan on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 25 minutes or just until the potatoes begin to brown. Remove to a cooling rack for at least 15 minutes before serving.
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By amyinseattle
on May 14, 2013
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I like this really well. I made it as-written (but with beef, but have since done these things differently:
--use more vegetables (2 cups chopped onion, 3 carrots, 1 1/2 cups each of peas and corn
--add more sauce for all of those veggies (1 1/2 cups chicken stock, and a bit more of the woostershire, tomato paste, to flavor it
--add more potatoes (2 to 2 1/2 pounds is better for my oval le creuset ceramic baking dish
And, a great way to get a lot of flavor in a hurry is to use 1 pound ground beef and 1/2 pound bulk sausage. Gives great flavor (without the herbs and garlic and saves time when I'm in a rush to get that family dinner finished.
By theosuperstar
on April 21, 2013
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This is very good. In place of lamb I used ground beef, beef broth, low sodium worcestershire sauce, and a store brand mashed potatoes. I did use fresh thyme but didn't have the fresh rosemary on hand. Since I only had dried rosemary, I only used 1/8 tsp in the recipe.
By dmlean1218
Rochester NY
on April 14, 2013
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My (adult kids are huge Alton Brown fans! I made this for the men in my family tonight -- I substituted lamb for beef (technically a "Cottage Pie" -- and there was NOTHING left! It was delicious -- I have never made Shepherd's Pie before but will make this again and again.
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