How To Make: Lamb Shank Shepherd’s Pie

Ingredients

• 4 lamb shanks
• 4 onions (peeled and finely sliced)
• 2 carrots (peeled and finely sliced)
• 2 sticks celery (roughly diced)
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 4 cloves garlic (peeled and crushed)
• 250 ml red wine
• 400 g tinned tomatoes (chopped)
• 700 ml chicken stock
• 2.5 kg potatoes (peeled)
• ¼ tsp grated nutmeg
• 150 g butter
• 2 egg yolks
• 3 leeks (outer layers peeled and finely sliced)
• 2 tbsp brown sauce
• Handful fresh peas (or use frozen peas)
• Cheddar cheese (grated (to taste))
• Neutral cooking oil (such as rapeseed or vegetable oil)
• Sea salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• White pepper (optional)