Monday, February 6, 2012

 

Chef Gordon Ramsey’s Shepherd Pie

Ingredients:

The Filling:

olive oil (2 Tablespoon)

ground lamb or beef (about 1.5 lbs)

1 large carrot (grated)

1 large onion (grated)

fresh rosemary

fresh thyme

minced garlic (about 4 cloves)

salt and pepper

Worcestershire sauce (several splashes)

Tomato Puree or Paste (no more then a small can)

Red wine (several glugs)

Chicken Stock (about 1/4 cup)

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The Mash:

golden potatoes (about 1.5 lbs)

heavy cream (1/4 cup)

butter (3 1/2 Tablespoons)

salt and pepper

egg yolks (2)

parmesan cheese (1/4 cup, minimum)

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Prep Work:

dice the garlic

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separate your herbs from the stems

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separate your egg yolks

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peel and slice your potatoes into even pieces

Open your wine if it’s not already

Open your can of tomato paste

Directions:

Cooking the potatoes:

First make sure you look super cute before you start cooking

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then just boil some water, throw some salt and your potatoes in, and set a timer for 15 minutes- start on your filling.

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Upon the timer going off, take your potatoes out and strain the water off. Put potatoes back into the pan, or into a medium mixing bowl. Add the ingredients from above

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And Mash to your hearts content then keep warm (your filling should be about done by this point)

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Don’t forget to do the quality control test… just to be sure

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Cooking the filling:

Pour olive oil into a hot, rather large pan, then add the meat. Stir meat as if your life depends on it for a few minutes so it’s nice and brown, and broken into very small pieces. *make sure you drain you meat at this point or your filling will end up with too much liquid in the dish*

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Add your rosemary, thyme and garlic then stir some more. Quickly add your carrot and onion, stir a little longer. The idea at this point is to get everything to a minced consistency.

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Add Worcestershire sauce and stir.

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Add tomato paste and stir

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Add Red wine and sweat down for a minute or two.

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Add chicken stock and cook for 3 more minutes.

Final instructions:

Scoop your meat into a deep casserole or other oven safe dish

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then spoon the mash over the top.

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Sprinkle a generous portion of Parmesan cheese over the top

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Stick it into the oven at 400 F for 18-20 minutes to brown the potatoes and set the pie.

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Enjoy!!!

 

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