Steps to Prepare Easy Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie in 16 Minutes for Family

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, easy traditional irish shepherd's pie. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

This is truly the traditional shepherds pie. As the allrecipes.com video on this states Shepherds raised sheep not cow hence the use of lamb and not beef and the name "Shepherds Pie. Irish Shepherd's Pie is a twist off of the traditional Shepherd's Pie recipe that was thought to originate in Scotland or Britain.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have easy traditional irish shepherd's pie using 5 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Easy Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie:

1. Prepare ground meat of your choosing
2. Make ready Small Onion, diced
3. Prepare Frozen Peas and Carrots, thawed
4. Get Ground Black Pepper
5. Take servings of Instant Mashed Potatoes

When I think of Irish cuisine, Shepherds Pie comes to mind. I've said it once and I'll say it again there is nothing Irish about Corned Beef and Cabbage, but Shepherd's Pie has always been and still is a staple of traditional Irish cooking. This is a really easy, but tasty recipe that the whole family will enjoy. Add in the onions and saute for a minute or two then add the meat.

Steps to make Easy Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie:

1. Place the ground meat and onion into a pot over medium heat. Cook the two of them until they both have been browned. Usually about 10 minutes.
2. Add the Peas & Carrots to the pot. Stir together, adding the pepper to the mix as well. Cook together for another 5 to 10 minutes.
3. When the meat mixture is complete, place into a either a pie or cake pan, about 9 inches. Set to the side. Usually, you can use two pans.
4. Prepare the mashed potatoes as directed on the box. When it is done, put the mashed potatoes on top of the meat mixture. Spread evenly across the top.
5. Turn the Broiler on in your oven. Put the two pans into the oven. Cook for 10 minutes. Check here to see if the topping is to your liking. Everything is basically cooked, so you are just browning the top of the mashed potatoes. I will usually add another 5 to 10 minutes
6. Enjoy!

All of that is cooked in a delicious red wine/chicken broth saucy situation. It's everything a Shepherd's pie or a cottage pie should be! It does re-heat pretty well but gets slightly. Place in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Set over high heat, cover and bring to a boil.

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