Lamb shepherd's pie with peas and carrots and a chive mashed potato topping is the perfect recipe to make with spring lamb.
Recipe by Louisa Clements on March 28, 2019
Prep time: PT20M
Cook time: PT27M
Total time: PT47M
Rating
4.29 stars (7 reviews)
Keywords
ground lamb, lamb shepherd's pie, shepherd's pie recipe
Ingredients
3-4 medium yellow potatoes (peeled and quartered)
1 tsp salt (divided)
1/4 cup milk
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp minced chives
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion (diced)
2 carrots (diced)
1 lb ground lamb
1/2 tsp salt
2 cloves garlic (minced)
2 tbsp tomato paste
1/4 cup red wine
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 cup frozen peas
Categories
Main Course
Cuisine
British
Steps
Preheat oven to 425F. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 1/2 tsp salt and potatoes. Cook for 12-15 minutes until softened. Drain, and mash with milk, butter, remaining 1/2 tsp salt and chives. Set aside.
Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add onion and carrot, cook for 5-7 minutes. Until slightly softened. Add ground lamb and 1/2 tsp salt, cook and crumble for 5 minutes until lamb is browned and almost fully cooked. Add garlic and tomato paste, cook another minute, until fragrant. Add red wine, and cook another minute. Stir in thyme and frozen peas.
Spoon lamb mixture into a an 8x8 or 9x9 square baking dish. Top with potatoes.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until topping has started to brown around the edges.
