🥧🥩 Ground Beef Shepherd’s Pie
A Shepherd’s Pie (with ground beef) is a classic baked comfort dish: savory meat and vegetables in gravy, topped with creamy mashed potatoes and baked until golden.
🛒 Ingredients
Meat filling:
- 500g ground beef Beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1–2 carrots, diced
- 1/2 cup peas (frozen or fresh)
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce (optional but recommended)
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 tsp thyme or mixed herbs
- Salt & black pepper
- 1–2 tbsp oil
Mashed potato topping:
- 4–5 large potatoes Potato
- 2–3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup milk or cream
- Salt & pepper
- Optional: 1/2 cup cheddar cheese Cheddar cheese
🔥 Step 1: Make mashed potatoes
- Boil potatoes in salted water until soft.
- Mash with butter, milk, salt, and pepper.
- Set aside (add cheese if you want extra richness).
🥩 Step 2: Cook the beef filling
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Sauté onion, carrots, and garlic until soft.
- Add ground beef and cook until browned.
- Stir in tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, herbs, salt, and pepper.
- Pour in beef broth and simmer 5–10 minutes until thickened.
- Add peas at the end.
🥧 Step 3: Assemble
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
- Spread meat mixture in a baking dish.
- Spoon mashed potatoes evenly over the top.
- Smooth or fork the surface for texture (helps browning).
🔥 Step 4: Bake
- Bake for 20–25 minutes until top is golden.
- Optional: broil for 2–3 minutes for extra crispy edges.
🍽️ Step 5: Serve
- Let it rest for 5–10 minutes before serving.
- Scoop and serve hot.
😋 Result
You get:
- Savory, rich beef gravy base
- Soft vegetables in every bite
- Creamy mashed potato topping
- Golden, slightly crispy crust
If you want, I can also make:
- 🧄 Garlic butter shepherd’s pie upgrade
- 🌶️ Spicy Tex-Mex shepherd’s pie version
- 🥦 Lighter cauliflower mash shepherd’s pie (low-carb)
