Shepherd's pie

Make Shepherd's pie at home

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb (700 g) ground lamb
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 onion and 2 carrots, finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 cup (240 ml) beef stock
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp thyme
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 2 lb (900 g) potatoes, 4 tbsp butter, 1/2 cup warm milk

How it's made

1. Boil the potatoes until tender, drain and mash with butter, milk, salt and pepper.
2. Brown the lamb in the oil in a large skillet, breaking it up; spoon off excess fat.
3. Add the onion, carrots and garlic and cook 8 minutes.
4. Stir in the tomato paste and flour, then add stock, Worcestershire and thyme; simmer 15 minutes until thick.
5. Stir in the peas and spoon into a baking dish.
6. Spread the mash over the top and rough it with a fork.
7. Bake at 400 F (200 C) for 25 minutes until golden at the edges.