I love Shepard's Pie and honestly call it a shepherd's Pie which ever one I make but just to be clear a Shepherd's Pie is made with lamb mince and a Cottage Pie is made with beef mince
I mostly make a Cottage Pie but made this one last night and was delicious

I paid around $10 for the 4 serves. I already had ingrediants eg soya sauce, oil ect

Halve the amount for 2 serves.

• Easy
• 0:15 Prep
• 1:45 Cook
• 4 Servings

Recipe by Australia's Best​

Ingredients​

• 1 tsp olive oil
• 500g lamb mince
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 1/2 onion diced
• 1 tbs plain flour
• 1 tbs soy sauce
• 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 2 beef stock cubes
• 1 pinch salt and pepper
• mashed potatoes I used 3 large ones
• 2 cups water

Method​

1. Heat oil in a frypan. Add onion.
2. When onion is softened, add lamb mince, and cook until brown. Drain excess fat.
3. Mix flour, stock cubes, salt and pepper, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and tomato paste to make a gravy.
4. When meat is cooked, add gravy mix and simmer for approximately 45 minutes.
5. Place meat mixture in baking dish and cover with mashed potatoes.
6. Top with grated cheese and sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 180°C or 160°C fan-forced for 45 minutes.

Note

You can add vegetables eg diced carrots and peas to the mince . I add these at step 2 if adding vegetables

 

[Bridgit]

Suzanne - how much ginger do you use? Love both lamb and beef in winter.

 

[Clancieblue]

Great budget friendly recipe, I wonder how many younger people are smart enough to cook like this.

 

[Belinda1248]

where does the water go?

 

[Bridgit]

where does the water go?

It reduces during cooking and is thickened by the gravy mix.

 

[MIZMAC]

I have always considered Shepherds Pie to be made with left over roast lamb. Cottage pie was always made with fresh mince. I learnt this from my Grand mother and I am 85,

 

[Jill57]

Shepherds pie is great in winter

 

[margaretritchie48]

I make shepherds pie but do it in the oven and not on the stove top. I use oxo cubes and not thickening. I make a big batch of the mince and freeze in portions.

 

[rainbow4]

How much ginger please? It isn't included in your Ingredients list.

 

[Suzanne rose]

Suzanne - how much ginger do you use? Love both lamb and beef in winter.

My mistake no ginger

 

[Suzanne rose]

How much ginger please? It isn't included in your Ingredients list.

My mistake no ginger

My mistake no ginger

 

[Mina vriesekolk]

Like Cottage Pie , never made Shepherds Pie , hope you did not forget to add the peas to the dish . I usually add more vegetables like carrots , capsicum , corn and pumpkin . Another nice winter dish , thank you for sharing .

 

[Suzanne rose]

Like Cottage Pie , never made Shepherds Pie , hope you did not forget to add the peas to the dish . I usually add more vegetables like carrots , capsicum , corn and pumpkin . Another nice winter dish , thank you for sharing .

Depends who is at home for dinner, some of my kids don't like alot of vegetables in it and one daughter is allergic to peas

 

[Rob44]

Excellent, however and whatever the mix ( I used to chuck in a tin of baked beans in tomato sauce, 30cents at the price-gouge people) accompanied with a glass or two of Stout to help it slide down.