Shepherd's Pie - Emeril Lagasse

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 lb chopped lamb shoulder or 1 lb lamb fillet
• 1 cup chopped yellow onion
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 ounces button mushrooms, wiped clean and sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 1/4 cups lamb stock or 1 1/4 cups beef stock
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 lb potato
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup white cheddar cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 lightly grease a 6-cup baking dish and set aside.
• 2 melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large saute pan over medium high heat. add the lamb and cook until starting to brown, about 3 minutes.
• 3 add the onions, carrots, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. add the mushrooms and bay leaf, and cook, stirring, until their liquid is almost all gone, about 4 minutes.
• 4 add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, until starting to color, about 1 to 2 minutes.
• 5 add the flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. gradually add the stock and worcestershire sauce, and bring to a boil.
• 6 reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until thickened, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• 7 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.
• 8 meanwhile, place the potatoes in a medium pot and cover with salted water by 1-inch. bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
• 9 drain in a colander and return to the pot.
• 10 over low heat, mash the potatoes with a potato masher.
• 11 add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, 3/4 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, and nutmeg, and mash to incorporate.
• 12 add the heavy cream and mix well. remove from the heat.
• 13 remove the pot with the meat from the heat. remove the bay leaf.
• 14 spoon into the prepared dish and top with the mashed potatoes, smoothing the top.
• 15 sprinkle the cheese over the top and bake until browned and bubbly on top, 10 to 15 minutes.
• 16 remove from the oven and serve immediately.