SHEPHERDS PIE RECIPE BEEF RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 325'F.
• Use vegetable spray on casserole dish.
• Prepare instant mashed potatoes following box directions.
• Boil frozen vegetables in saucepan.
• Brown ground beef.
• Add 1/2 can of beef gravy.
• Add garlic powder.
• Stir until well blended.
• Drain vegetables.
• Add the beef mixture to casserole dish.
• Add the vegetables and spread evenly.
• Add large spoonfuls of the mashed potatoes
• over the vegetables.
• Wait a few minutes for potatoes to cool before spreading.
• Make a design with bottom of fork on the potatoes.
• Sprinkle some paprika.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Cool for 15 minutes before slicing.
• Add remaining warmed gravy to each serving.

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in salted water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain potatoes and pour them into a bowl. Combine sour cream, egg yolk and cream. Add the cream mixture into potatoes and mash until potatoes are almost smooth.
• While potatoes boil, preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil to hot pan with beef or lamb. Season meat with salt and pepper. Brown and crumble meat for 3 or 4 minutes. If you are using lamb and the pan is fatty, spoon away some of the drippings. Add chopped carrot and onion to the meat. Cook veggies with meat 5 minutes, stirring frequently. In a second small skillet over medium heat cook butter and flour together 2 minutes. Whisk in broth and Worcestershire sauce. Thicken gravy 1 minute. Add gravy to meat and vegetables. Stir in peas.
• Preheat broiler to high. Fill a small flameproof rectangular casserole with meat and vegetable mixture. Spoon potatoes over meat evenly. Top potatoes with paprika and broil 6 to 8 inches from the heat until potatoes are evenly browned. Top casserole dish with chopped parsley and serve.