How to Cook Perfect Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's Pie.

You can cook Shepherd's Pie using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Shepherd's Pie

1. You need of the filling:.
2. Prepare of chicken mince.
3. You need of onion finely chopped.
4. It's of grated carrots.
5. It's of ginger garlic paste.
6. Prepare of pepper.
7. It's of rosemary (or any herb of your choice).
8. It's of tomato puree.
9. You need of tomato sauce.
10. Prepare of Worcestershire sauce.
11. You need of bay leaf.
12. Prepare of olive oil.
13. It's of Salt to sate.
14. You need of the topping:.
15. It's of large potatoes.
16. Prepare of egg yolk (optional).
17. You need of butter.
18. You need of Salt.

Shepherd's Pie step by step

1. To prepare the filling, heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add in the bay leaf and the finely chopped onions and saute..
2. When the onions begin to get translucent, add in the chicken mince, ginger garlic paste, grated carrots, salt and pepper and mix well. Cover it with a lid and cook until done..
3. Add in the tomato puree, tomato sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well and cook for a few minutes. Ensure that the filling is not too dry. You can add water or stock if required..
4. For the topping, boil the potatoes in salted water. Mash them well. Add in the butter and egg yolk. Mix well. Add in more salt if required..
5. To assemble the pie, in an oven proof dish, create an even layer of the filling. Top it with the mashed potatoes and smoothen it out. Create a design of your choice with a fork..
6. Bake it at 220 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes or until the potatoes are golden brown. Serve hot..

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