Brian Boru's Shepherd's Pie
Fit for the high king himself, this Shepherd's Pie recipe is taken to the next level with the complexity from Brian Boru's Curry.
Try your own creative takes, but here's our recipe below.
Ingredients for Meat Filling
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion
- 1 lb of ground beef
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 2 teaspoons Brian Boru’s Curry
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 garlic cloves - minced
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 cup mixed peas and carrots
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup broth
Ingredients for Potato topping
- 1 1/2 lbs of potatoes
- ¼ cup of half & half
- 2 oz butter
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- 2 tsp Brian Boru’s Curry
Directions:
- Sauté chopped onions in olive oil and add ground lamb. While sautéing, add in salt, pepper, and rosemary.
- Submerge 1 1/2 lbs of potatoes in a pot of water and bring to a boil. Once boiling, remove the cover and simmer for about 15 minutes until you can easily pierce the spuds with a fork. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- Add minced garlic, Worcestershire sauce, 2 tsp of Brian Boru's Curry, carrots and peas to the meat mixture. Stir occasionally, then add flour, tomato paste and broth, and let simmer until the gravy is thick.
- Drain potatoes. Add butter, half & half, parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and two teaspoons of Brian Boru's Curry. Mash until smooth.
- Put the meat mixture in a casserole dish and layer the mashed potatoes on top. Bake in a 400 F oven until the meat mixture is bubbling and the potatoes are beginning to turn golden and brown. (Approximately 25 minutes.
- Wait about 15 minutes for the dish to cool and then serve up a healthy portion, adding as much Brian Boru's Curry hot sauce on top as you'd like! Slainté
