Spicy Scrag End Pie | Guest Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Spicy Scrag End Pie | Guest Recipes | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

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Few things provide more comfort than shepherd's pie. Our version at Jikoni is made with scrag end of lamb for a deep, hearty flavour and intensely soft meat.

Keywords

  • Autumnal
  • Winter
  • Comfort
  • Gluten Free
  • Nut Free
  • Guest Recipe
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons rapeseed oil
  • 1 kilogram scrag end of lamb
  • 2 red onions (finely chopped)
  • 2 carrots (peeled and finely chopped)
  • 2 sticks celery (finely chopped)
  • 8 green cardamom pods (bruised)
  • 1 black cardamon pod (bruised)
  • 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 200 grams tinned chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons tomato puree
  • 6 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
  • Thumb of fresh ginger (finely grated)
  • 2 green chillies (finely chopped)
  • 200 grams frozen peas
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • sea salt
  • black pepper
  • 40 millilitres whole milk
  • 40 millilitres double cream
  • 1 small onion studded with 4 cloves
  • ½ teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 clove of garlic (bruised)
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • ½ teaspoon smoked hot paprika
  • 750 grams floury potatoes
  • 75 grams butter
  • 2 egg yolks

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