Easy Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie. Try An Amazing Velveeta Skillet Recipe & Find Out Just How Good It Is! Irish Shepherd's Pie is a twist off of the traditional Shepherd's Pie recipe that was thought to originate in Scotland or Britain. Irish Shepherd's Pie - a meat and veggie pie topped with mashed potatoes.
This is truly the traditional shepherds pie. As the allrecipes.com video on this states…Shepherds raised sheep not cow, hence the use of lamb and not beef and the name. How to Make Irish Shepherd's Pie Recipe. You can cook Easy Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie using 5 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Easy Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie
- It's 1-1 1/2 lbs of ground meat of your choosing.
- You need 1 of Small Onion, diced.
- It's 8 oz of Frozen Peas and Carrots, thawed.
- Prepare 2 tsp of Ground Black Pepper.
- Prepare 4-8 of servings of Instant Mashed Potatoes.
When I think of Irish cuisine, Shepherds Pie comes to mind. The combination of meat and veggies topped with mashed potatoes is just perfection. I recently published a very easy Beef Shepherd's Pie and it has been a huge hit. I was eager to try a traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie made with lamb instead of beef.
Easy Traditional Irish Shepherd's Pie instructions
- Place the ground meat and onion into a pot over medium heat. Cook the two of them until they both have been browned. Usually about 10 minutes..
- Add the Peas & Carrots to the pot. Stir together, adding the pepper to the mix as well. Cook together for another 5 to 10 minutes..
- When the meat mixture is complete, place into a either a pie or cake pan, about 9 inches. Set to the side. Usually, you can use two pans..
- Prepare the mashed potatoes as directed on the box. When it is done, put the mashed potatoes on top of the meat mixture. Spread evenly across the top..
- Turn the Broiler on in your oven. Put the two pans into the oven. Cook for 10 minutes. Check here to see if the topping is to your liking. Everything is basically cooked, so you are just browning the top of the mashed potatoes. I will usually add another 5 to 10 minutes.
- Enjoy!.
This dish was a perfect way. All of that is cooked in a delicious red wine/chicken broth saucy situation. It's everything a Shepherd's pie or a cottage pie should be! It does re-heat pretty well but gets slightly. I've said it once and I'll say it again there is nothing Irish about Corned Beef and Cabbage, but Shepherd's Pie has always been and still is a staple of traditional Irish cooking.
