Recipe: Perfect Not so average sheppard pie

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Not so average sheppard pie. I encourage you to give this one a try. The not so shepherds pie is very labor intensive! Hope the rest of your recipes are a lot less time consuming and not using so many different pans.

But since I'm Scottish, I thought I'd give it a unique twist to suit my ancestral tastes.

The use of lamb, the smoky, heather taste of Guinness® Draught (Irish, I admit), and the topping of sharp Cheddar and smoked paprika give this version its unique, smoky-sweet flavor.

Shepherd's pie was not something I grew up eating.

You can have Not so average sheppard pie using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Not so average sheppard pie

1. You need 2 cups of mash potatoes.

2. You need 1 of zucchini diced.

3. Prepare 1 of yellow squash diced.

4. You need 1 cup of beef broth.

5. You need 3 Tbs of worcestershire sauce.

6. It’s of all purpose flour.

7. It’s 1 lb. of bulk pork sausage.

8. You need 1 cup of whole kernel corn.

9. It’s 1 cup of diced baby carrots.

10. It’s of extra virgin olive oil.

11. It’s of garlic powder.

12. Prepare of onion powder.

13. It’s of Fresh ground black pepper.

14. It’s of salt.

I know that my mom prepared many different casseroles, and perhaps this was in her menu on a few occasions, but I have no memory of it being called shepherd's pie if so.

This recipe is for a Not So Traditional Shepherds Pie.

I named it this because I used chicken instead of lamb, and I added my own mix of spices and seasonings.

A traditional shepherds pie is made with lamb, whilst a cottage pie is made using beef.

Not so average sheppard pie step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. In skillet brown sausage.. (if not greasy add a bit of olive oil to pan). Once browned add about 2 table spoons of flour and stir to coat well..

3. Add broth and worcestershire sauce to sausage add about 2 to 3 more table spoons of flour mix well. (It should be a light gravy color). Add garlic,onion,salt and pepper to taste. Turn heat down to medium low and simmer to allow the gravy to reduce and thicken.

4. In a separate skillet add zucchini, squash, and corn and carrots Drizzle with olive oil, (I add additional seasoning here of garlic,onion,and pepper, but not necessary) and Sautee to your desired doneness…

5. Stir in the vegetables into your meat and gravy mix. Once gravy is thick transfer everything into a baking dish..

6. Spoon mashed potatoes over the meat and veggies and spread evenly..

7. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes untill potatoes start to turn golden and crisp…

8. Enjoy!!!.

But the topping of both is the same: mashed potatoes!

A really good Shepherd's Pie should always start with a soffrito - that is, onion, garlic, carrots and celery sautéed on a lowish heat until sweet.

It's the secret to a great flavour base that's a technique used widely by many cuisines, such as Italian cooking (for example, this Italian Shredded Beef Ragu).

After this, we cook the ground / mince meat.

Add butter and oil to a large skillet on medium heat.