Steakhouse Shepherd's Pie

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

Show: 30 Minute MealsEpisode: Staying In

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (118)

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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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Janice Hudson, FL 10-21-2009
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How stupid are you people???
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this recipe and it was delicious. My only comment is for you to stupid to read the directions and don't know what to... do with the bacon. The very last line of the recipe says, "Crumble the reserved bacon over the top and serve." Now quit complaining about the taste, when you can't even read!Read more
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Jennifer Houston, TX 07-18-2009
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Really excellent for my first time making Shepard's Pie
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This was a really nice recipe. I added frozen peas and carrots in addition to the mushrooms and onions. I also added an... extra tablespoon of the sour cream to the recipe. This was my first time making shepard's pie and this recipe hit the spot. The blue cheese definitely adds flavor and the gravy was pretty good with the meat as well. I would definitely recommend.Read more
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Tish Albuquerque, NM 06-03-2009
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Keeping this one!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was excellent! Even my picky 18 year old had to force himself to quit eating this dish. I do use Ricotta cheese... instead of BC.Read more
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shannon abilene, TX 04-29-2009
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Go, Rachael!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This is the first time I have ever made Shepard's pie and I am very pleased with the results! Go, Rachael! I changed a few... things up like making the mashed potatoes with milk like I always do and adding a half can of Bushes Grilled Beans that I had leftover. I also used A1 sauce as someone suggested. It doesn't hurt to shake things up a bit. As Rachael says , "It's just a method. Change it up." I thought the small amount of Blue cheese I used was excellent and now I may use it in my mashed potatoes more often. As for the 30 minutes, practice makes perfect! It can take longer for someone trying out a new recipe than it does for someone that wrote and cooked the recipe 2 or 3 times before we see her do it. Ah, well. We'll get there! Enjoy!Read more
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Patti Middletown, DE 04-17-2009
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Good Enough To Make Again
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Just made this recipe and I found it to be pretty good. I'm not a Hamburger Helper eater at all, so I was thinking I wouldn'... really like this, but was making it for my family since they like this type of food. I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised. I cooked the gravy for the recommended time, and it was still a little thin, but I just poured it over the hamburger and let it soak in while I made the potaoes. It turned out just fine. I will definitely make this again.Read more
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melissa dover, FL 04-14-2009
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over rated hamburger helper
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

this was horrible. i honetsly rather have made a box of hamburger helper. i read all the reviews and took some of the advice.... first i added garlic and shallots to the meat mixture, used button and baby bella mushrooms, used more woreshire sauce, used less blue cheese, and added cornstarch to thinken sauce... none of this helped. the meat was still runny and had zero flavor! the potatoes were the only saving grace in this recipe and they would have not been eatable if i add another oz of the blue cheese. this took two hours to make from start to finish and was no where close to being worth it. Please do not waste your time with this recipe, i can not understand how so many people thought this was yum-o????Read more