Recipes

Shepherd’s Pie

Recipe Source: Cooks Illustrated

Servings: 6

Suzanne

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Meats

1 1/2 lbs LEAN ground beef

12.94

Pantry - Baking Essentials

Cornstarch	*	2.27
All Purpose Flour	*	3.97
Baking Soda	*	3.47

Produce

2 1/2 lbs Russet potatoes	*	3.97
Green Onions	*	1.67
1 medium yellow onion		1.41
4 oz. white mushrooms	*	2.47
1 Head Garlic	*	1.41
Bunch Thyme	*	0.67
2 Medium Carrots	*	1.97

Dairy

1 Unsalted Butter	*	5.98
Large Eggs	*	3.68
Small Milk	*	4.48

Oils & Vinegars

Vegetable Oil

7.97

Pantry - Pasta & Pasta Sauces

Can Tomato Paste

1.27

Pantry - Condiments & Sauces

Worcestershire Sauce

2.97

Pantry - Canned Soup

Large Beef Broth

1.97

Liquor Store

Madeira Wine or Ruby Port

21.00

Pantry - Spices & Seasonings

Salt and Pepper	*	5.00
Bay Leaves	*	1.97

$$$

Buy What I Need $704.78

Cost of All Ingredients$191.01

Cost Per Serving (All ingredients)$189.31

Overbuy and Pantry Investment10%

All prices in Canadian dollars and cost sourced from www.walmart.ca as of recipe publish date

Mise It!

Medium Bowl	1
2 tbs water
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground pepper
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef

Medium Saucepan	2
2 1/2 lbs russet potatoes	peeled, cut into 1-inch chunks
1 tbs salt
Water	Enough to just cover the potatoes

Mini Bowl	3
4 tbs unsalted butter	melted

Small Bowl	4
1/2 c. milk
1 large egg yolk

Small Bowl	5
8 green onions, green parts only	sliced thin
Salt and Pepper	To Taste

Broiler Safe 10 Inch Skillet	6
2 tsp vegetable oil

Medium Bowl	7
1 yellow onion	buzzed
4 oz. white mushrooms	trimmed and chopped
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground pepper

Mini Bowl	8
2 cloves garlic	buzzed
1 tbs tomato paste

Mini Bowl	9
2 tbs Madeira or Ruby Port

Mini Bowl	10
2 tbs all purpose flour

Medium Bowl	11
1 1/4 c. Beef Broth
2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
2 sprigs thyme
1 bay leaf
2 medium carrots	peeled and chopped

Mini Bowl	12
2 tsp cornstarch
2 tsp water

Make It!

TOOLS

Medium Saucepan Paring knife 10 inch broiler safe skillet BROILER Large ziplock bag Rimmed baking sheet

DO	WITH	HOW	IMPORTANT
Toss/Set Aside	1	UNTIL well combined	For 20 mins.
Boil	2		High Heat
Reduce Heat/Simmer	Potatoes in water	UNTIL potatoes easy pierced with a fork	Medium Low - 8 to 10 mins
Drain/Return	Cooked Potatoes	To saucepan
Cook	Potatoes in Saucepan	Shaking pot occasionaly UNTIL any surface moisture on potatoes has evaporated	Low Heat - About 1 min
Remove from Heat/Mash	Cooked Potatoes	Well
Stir	3 into cooked potatoes
Whisk/Stir	4 into cooked potatoes
Stir	5
Season	Cooked Potatoes with Salt/Pepper	To Taste
Cover/Set Aside	Cooked Potatoes
Heat	6	UNTIL shimmering	Medium Heat
Add/Cook	7 to skillet	Stirring occasionally UNTIL vegetables are starting to soften and dark bits form on bottom of skillet	4 to 6 mins
Stir/Cook	8 with vegetables	UNTIL bottom of skillet is dark brown	About 2 mins
Add/Cook	9	Scraping up any browned bits UNTIL evaporated	About 1 min
Add/Bring to a Boil	11	Scraping up any brown bits
Reduce Heat/Add	1	In 2 inch chunks and gently simmer	Medium Low
Cover/Cook	Beef	UNTIL cooked through, stirring and breaking up meat chunks with 2 folks halfway through	10 to 12 mins
Stir	12	UNTIL combined
Add/Simmer	Cornstarch Mixture into beef filling		About 30 seconds
Remove	Thyme and bay leaf
Sesason	Filling with salt and pepper	To taste
To Assemble
Adjust/Heat Broiler	Oven Rack		5 inches from broiler
Placed	Mashed Potatoes	In a large ziplock bag
Snip	Corner of Bag with Potatoes		Create a 1 inch opening
Pipe	Potatoes	Even layer of filling, make sure to cover entire surface
Smooth	Potatoes over the filling	Using the back of a spoon
Make Ridges	on the Potatoes	Using the tines of a fork
Place	Shepherd's Pie	On a rimmed baking sheet
Broil	Shepherd's Pie	UNTIL potatoes are golden brown and crusty	10-15 mins
Let Cool	Shepherd's Pie		10 mins
SERVE