Irish Rovers Unicorn Pub Shepherds Pie Recipes

IRISH SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place olive oil and butter in Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in onion and ground lamb; brown the meat, breaking it up into small crumbles as it cooks, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in flour until incorporated, then mix in salt, black pepper, rosemary, paprika, cinnamon, ketchup, and garlic; cook and stir until garlic is fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir in water and scrape up any brown bits from the bottom of the Dutch oven. Reduce heat to medium-low and bring mixture to a simmer; cook and stir until thick, about 5-6 minutes.
• Remove lamb mixture from heat and stir in peas and carrots until combined.
• Spread lamb mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish and set aside.
• Place potatoes into a large pan of salted water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain well and return potatoes to pan.
• Mash butter, cayenne pepper, cream cheese, and Irish cheese into the potatoes. Mash until combined and potatoes are smooth. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Whisk together egg yolk and milk in a small bowl; stir into the mashed potato mixture.
• Top the lamb mixture in the baking dish with the mashed potatoes and spread evenly to cover.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown and sauce is bubbling up around the edges, 25 to 30 minutes.

IRISH ROVER'S UNICORN PUB SHEPHERD'S PIE RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• Cook ground beef in frying pan until brown. Add onion, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Lower heat and cook for 10 minutes or until vegetables are wilted. Add beef broth, bring to a boil. Stir in enough of the butter/flour roux to make a thick gravy to bind the filling. Pour into large shallow baking pan and cool. The filling should be about 1-1/2 inches deep. Cover the meat mixture in the pan with the corn and then top with the hot mashed potatoes. smooth potatoes evenly, brush surface with butter. Bake at 325 F for 35-40 minutes. The Irish Rovers, of "Puff the Magic Dragon" and "The Unicorn" fame, own a very successful "Old Country Pub" in Calgary, Alberta. Their Shepherd's Pie is justly famous. Vincent Lee, kitchen manager at the Unicorn says the recipe came directly from Ireland via the Irish Rovers more than 10 years ago.

IRISH ROVER'S UNICORN PUB SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• 1. Cook ground beef in frying pan until brown.
• 2. Add onion, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• 3. Lower heat and cook for 10 minutes or until vegetables are wilted.
• 4. Add beef broth, bring to a boil.
• 5. Stir in enough of the butter/flour roux to make a thick gravy to bind the filling.
• 6. Pour into large shallow baking pan and cool.
• 7. The filling should be about 1-1/2 inches deep.
• 8. Cover the meat mixture in the pan with the corn and then top with the hot mashed potatoes.
• 9. Smooth potatoes evenly, brush surface with butter.
• 10. Bake at 325 for 35-40 minutes.