Steakhouse Shepherd's Pie

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Staying In

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (127)

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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 40 min

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Ingredients

2 pounds Idaho potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
Salt
1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 slices good quality bacon or peppered bacon, chopped
2 pounds ground sirloin
1 onion, chopped
1/2 pound button mushrooms, quartered
Black pepper
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups beef stock
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 egg yolk
3 tablespoons sour cream
1/2 pound blue cheese, crumbled (recommended: Maytag)
3 to 4 tablespoons chives
1 teaspoon paprika

Directions

Place potatoes in a pot, cover with cold water and bring up to a boil. Season water with salt and boil potatoes until tender, 12 to15 minutes. Heads up: save a ladle of starchy cooking water just before draining.

Heat a skillet with high sides over medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, half a turn of the pan and the bacon. Crisp bacon and remove to paper towel lined plate. Add sirloin to the pan and caramelize the meat, 4 to 5 minutes. Add in the mushrooms and onions and cook until tender, 6 to 7 minutes more then season with salt and pepper.

While meat cooks heat a small sauce pot over medium heat and melt butter, whisk the flour into butter, cook 2 minutes then whisk beef stock into flour, add Worcestershire and season sauce with salt and pepper, to taste. Thicken 6 to 7 minutes.

Pour gravy over meat and turn on broiler.

Temper egg yolk by beating it with the starchy potato cooking water. Place drained potatoes back into the pot you cooked them in to dry them out a little. Mash potatoes with egg yolk and sour cream then fold in crumbled blue cheese and chives. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper and spread across the top of the meat in an even layer. Garnish the potatoes with paprika and place under broiler to crisp and brown the potatoes, 2 to 3 minutes. Crumble reserved bacon over top. Serve immediately right from the hot skillet.

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Alexandra Miami, FL 02-23-2010
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Delicious and easy receipe but longer than 30 min.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a great pie that has become part of our regular rotation. It gets requested by my family and friends at least once a... month. The only alteration I made is cooking it in the oven at 400 for 20 minutes. I like the pie to be hot throughout when I serve it and the broiler does not give me that result. I have made it with ground turkey and ground beef, both work just fine. I also enjoy the taste of Yukon Gold potatoes. This also heats up the next day fabulously. Sometimes my brother requsts peas or corn in it too. Good luck! Read more
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Cheri Brampton, ON 01-20-2010
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Awesome
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My family and I just love this recipe. I don't usually make shepherds pie because it's so time consuming. I did make some... small change though. No one in my family will eat cooked onions so I used a sour cream based french onion chip dip in the potatoes so we could still have the onion taste.I also didn't cook my own bacon, I used pre-packaged real bacon pieces usually used for salads. Made it that much easier. Read more
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samantha oneonta, NY 01-07-2010
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amazing!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i made this and my husband loved it! even my picky 5 yr old loved it too! i added extra mushrooms, more bacon all throughout... the beef, and used havarti cheese instead of blue cheese. it was wonderful! another smash hit, rachael!Read more
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Sarah Franklin, TN 12-30-2009
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Best Shepherd's Pie we've had!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a great Sherpherd's Pie recipe. I followed the recipe as is, with a few modifications. Instead of beef, I used... turkey. I also used more mushrooms than it calls for, I added in carrots and peas, and used chicken stock instead of beef stock. I also used cheddar instead of blue cheese, and it was superb! My husband requested Shepherd's Pie this week for a special meal and I'm so glad I used this recipe! I will definitely make it again! Read more
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Christine San Ramon, CA 12-29-2009
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Used the recipe as a starting point
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My family isn't crazy about the blue cheese so I substituted with Cheddar. Also we had a few hearty pieces of Prime Rib... leftover from the holidays - so that was my meat for the dish. This turned out AMAZING. Family raved and said I made leftovers look good... that's a good feeling :)Read more
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Victoria Del Rio, TX 12-24-2009
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Excellent Sheppard's Pie
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is so easy and the flavors together are amazing. My mom used to make sheppard's pie and this one reminds me of hers. ... Great comfort food.Read more