Lads Petite Shepherds Pie Recipes

LAD'S PETITE SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 12 cup mini muffin pan with Pam,or a nonstick spray. Place wonton wrapper into the muffin pan, and press it into the bottom and sides. Set aside. Heat a skillet to medium heat,add oil and onion and cook until softened, 3 - 4 minutes. Raise heat to medium-high. Add beef, garlic,salt and pepper. Cook and crumble for 4 - 5 minutes, until beef is fully cooked. Drain any excess liquid from the skillet. Evenly distribute beef mixture among the wontons in the muffin cups, about 1 T. each. Top each with 1 T. gravy. Evenly distribute frozen veggies among the cups, about 2 T. each, followed by the potatoes, about 1 T. each. Bake in the oven until the tops are slightly crispy and brown, about 15 minutes.

TRADITIONAL SHEPHERD'S PIE

Steps:

• Place potatoes in large saucepan and add enough water to cover by 2 inches. Stir in 1 tablespoon salt and place pot over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Cook until potatoes are fork tender, about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and drain.
• Return potatoes to the hot pan and set over the same burner. Add milk and 2 tablespoons butter; allow butter to melt from the residual heat. Mash potatoes with a potato masher until smooth. Stir in Cheddar cheese, sour cream, egg yolk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Set aside while you prepare the filling.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• Heat olive oil and remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and carrot and cook, stirring constantly, until onion begins to turn translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add lamb and beef and cook, crumbling with a spoon and stirring often until browned, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle meat mixture with flour, remaining salt and pepper, rosemary, and thyme. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
• Add beef stock, tomato paste, and Worcestershire; cook, scraping any flavorful bits from the bottom of the skillet. Bring mixture to a simmer. Cook until thickened and vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes. Stir in peas. Transfer mixture to the prepared casserole dish and top with the prepared mashed potatoes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and bubbly around the edges, 25 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.